The benefits of a standing desk

The best way to get through your working day full of energy is to change work posture. Spending on sitting for whole days, productivity does not benefit, even if you try to get up regularly. Before you know it, you are left behind your desk for more than two hours to complete that one assignment.

Fortunately, there is a simple and very effective solution with which you can easily ensure different work postures during the day: A standing desk!

Different types stand

Stand desks, also called sitting/standing desks, are agencies that are adjustable in height. This makes it possible to work both sitting and standing and you can regularly change work posture. There are two types of standing desks and this has to do with how to amazed the desk: electric or manually. You adjust a manually adjustable desk with a pendulum. The adjustment of a desk with a pendulum takes just a little longer than an electric variant. In addition agencies with a pendulum Often a bit cheaper. Both types can be adjusted both low and high and can also reach sufficient height to work on it ergonomically.

Advantages of a sitting/standing desk

There are many advantages of adjustable sitting/standing agencies. First of all, you burn more calories. Based on a full -time working week, this can amount to more than 800 calories per week. That equals an hour of running! In addition, people with a sitting/standing agency experience fewer complaints on neck, back and shoulders. There will be less pressure on the muscles and vertebrae in question. And these are not the only physical benefits, because a sitting/standing desk is also good for balancing your blood sugar level and may ensure lower blood pressure.

Sitting a lot is unhealthy

Everyone knows that spending a lot of time is not good for health. With an adjustable desk it is no longer necessary to sit all day, because you can easily work for a while. In the long term, this reduces the chance of chronic diseases and diabetes. You can even say that there is one that you are getting old healthier.

From an employer perspective, investing in sitting/standing desks is therefore a good investment that can even reduce sickness absence. Offices that are adjustable in height therefore have all kinds of positive effects for both employees and employers.

Is a standing desk ergonomic?

Ergonomic working is about all kinds of factors that are important to stay mentally and physically healthy during work. For example, it is important to ensure that no glare on your screen is caused by wrong light.

Good lighting and sufficient walking space are also part of an ergonomic working environment. But the most important thing is perhaps a good, relaxed attitude. In sitting work, your arms and legs both have to make a 90 corner. Changing between sitting and standing during office church has many advantages. This makes an ergonomic choice an ergonomic choice: fully adjustable and prevents physical complaints.

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