How to ... Move more while in the office
Richard Andrews, MD of office furniture company Inspiration Office talks to Business Times
As sitting is shown to be the worst way to spend most of your working hours, more companies are offering employees the option to use a standing desk. Richard Andrews, MD of office furniture company Inspiration Office, says: "In the past year, we have had a nearly 50% rise in demand for desks that give office workers the choice of sitting or standing." He says height-adjustable workstations provide companies with a simple solution. Andrews has the following advice for workers wanting to avoid the long-term damage of too much sitting:
Be proactive and ask your manager if you can have a standing desk. "There really is no need to stand all day. Ideally, though, at least every other hour, workers should work standing for an hour," he says;..
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