Why Your business should switch to Standing Desks.

A number of studies have highlighted that continually sitting at work is bad for you, it is essential that companies and employers look seriously at change. Furthermore, increasing the amount you stand throughout the day will benefit not only health but also the staff’s' energy and creativity.

Why an electric height adjustable desk
Extended periods of sitting can cause detrimental effects on health such as weight increase and neck and back pains. To help combat this, sit/stand desking has been introduced into the workplace allowing staff to fluctuate between sitting and standing during the day. Not only do sit/stand desk help enhance well-being and posture, but productivity, morale, and energy levels also increase.
Recent studies have observed that sit/stand desks reduce complaints of discomfort during the working day, which help to reduce the number of ‘sick days’ staff take during the year.

Four reasons why your staff would benefit from a Standing Desk 

1. Not only will a sit/stand desk aid in improving employees well-being and posture, but furthermore staff productivity, morale, and energy levels will also rise
2. Recent studies have determined that sit/stand desks reduce complaints of discomfort during the working day, which help to reduce the number of ‘sick days’ staff take during the year
3. By standing instead of sitting, employees can reduce the risk of weight gain by burning approximately 50 extra calories an hour. If you were to stand for 3 hours each workday it would equal out to 750 calories a week. Over the course of a full year that would equal about 30,000 extra calories burnt off, or about 8 lbs of fat. In terms of activity levels, those 30,000 calories would be the equivalent of running 10 marathons a year
4. Morale boost as employees are using the latest up-to-date equipment to improve health and safety supplied by the employer

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