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Posted Sit-Stand Desks – Clarifying the Facts
Guy Osmond Guy Osmond from Osmond Ergonomics gives us his take on the allure of the sit-stand desk phenomena and provides tips for a healthier worklife. Much has been said and […]
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Posted When it Comes to Getting Staff to Sit or Stand… it’s Easier to Train a Dog!
Ann Hall describes the frustration of training employees to use sit/stand desks Behaviour change is difficult. We all know what we would like to do, but remembering and following through […]
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Posted Standing or Sitting? Cardinus Urges Common Sense in Light of National Reports
With the news in the press and on television today that we should be working towards standing for up to 4 hours a day at work Cardinus director and ergonomics […]
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Posted Your Next Posture is Your Best Posture
Getting the most from a sit-stand workstation by Cynthia Roth. When the office workstation was transformed by the computer in the early 1980s, it was believed the proper ergonomic positioning [...]
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Posted Your Chair is Not Killing You
Much ink has been spilled over the past few years concerning this idea of the ‘sitting disease’. With dire headlines such as “Sitting is the New Smoking” and “Your Chair […]
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Posted Office workers ‘too sedentary’
At the end of March this year, the BBC and others reported on the results of a survey conducted by the Get Britain Standing campaign and the British Heart Foundation […]
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Don’t just sit there
Sitting at a desk for prolonged periods is bad for the physical health and mental well-being of employees, according to new research by the Work and Health Research Centre at […]