
Give
yourself a break.
Ergonomists agree that microbreaks are an excellent way to reduce
the affects of repetitive activities. Rather than squirming
in your seat late in the day, give your back a rest by standing
for a short time. Alternating between standing and seated positions
reduces the need for extended workbreaks, increasing employee
productivity.
Take
a stand for short meetings.
For an easy way to make meetings move faster, set your workcenter
to the standing position. You’ll be surprised by the prompt
pace when people are thinking on their feet.
Decompress
your spine (and your mind).
Adopting a sit-to-stand work style can also give your back a
break. Research has shown that the intradiscal pressure in seated
working positions can be nearly 50% greater than in an upright
standing position. Studies also report that when employees use
both a seated and standing position throughout the workday,
their spinal compression is lessened.
Adjust
yourself to a new altitude (and attitude).
The ability to quickly and easily adjust from a seated to standing
position makes the difference in motivating your employees to
take a stand for comfort. In the time it takes to read this
sentence you could have adjusted your table from a seated to
standing position using the simple touch controllers provided
on our sit-to-stand workcenters.