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4 Reasons Why Managers Should Invest in Standing Desks

Last Updated on January 17, 2020 By Alice Johnson Leave a Comment

Office employees are seen almost always at their desks, 8 to 9 hours a day, for 5 to 6 days a week. That has always been the norm since the time that office work became the usual. These days, however, there are alternatives.

For instance, as a manager, you could think about trying something new and investing in a manual standing desk for your office and your workers. It’s normal for people to get up and walk around once a while in the office. Why not allow them also to stand up to and work at the same time? That would work wonders for your productivity.

There are four benefits that you can reap from purchasing standing desks for your office. The health website Healthline points out the following benefits to a person’s health when they use standing desks:

Table of Contents

  • 1. It Stretches the Back and Prevents Pain
  • 2. Getting Up for a Stretch Can Improve Your Employees’ Moods
  • 3. Sitting Too Long Can Cause Heart Disease
  • 4. Sitting Can Lead to Obesity in the Long Term

1. It Stretches the Back and Prevents Pain

Sitting for extended periods can cause pain in the back muscles. The pain is caused mostly by bad sitting posture, which strains the spine and waist. The muscles, when unused or stuck in the same position for a long time, could also cramp.

When people say they’re getting up to get a good stretch, they mean that they’re stretching the muscles and realigning the bones in the spinal column. With a manual standing desk, your employees can adjust the desk to standing height. They can get up, stretch, and continue working.

2. Getting Up for a Stretch Can Improve Your Employees’ Moods

There is a scientific study published at PubMed that links anxiety, depression, and other emotional disorders in general with a sedentary lifestyle. Human Psychology has direct link with business.

In other words, keeping your people in a sitting position the entire day can make them feel irritable, anxious, and exhausted. When you get up and stretch, however, the body releases hormones as if in preparation for a physical exercise. Stretching, after all, is a warm-up to physical activity.

Your employees can enjoy the benefits of stretching to the fullest if they’re able to continue working with a manual standing desk. They don’t have to bother about taking too much time away from their desks.

3. Sitting Too Long Can Cause Heart Disease

Did you know that there is scientific evidence pointing to a sedentary lifestyle as a significant risk factor for heart disease?

In the context of an office, the amount of time spent sitting down is thought to be proportional to the employee’s productivity and efficiency. However, scientific studies found that spending 80% of your time in the office sitting down gives you more than a hundred percent chance of developing heart disease.

The blood will not flow throughout the body as fluidly as it is supposed to supply oxygen to the millions of cells that make up the human being. This affects other organs as well.

4. Sitting Can Lead to Obesity in the Long Term

Sitting down is considered an “at rest” position, which means the body consumes fewer calories than it would when the body is doing physical activities. Unfortunately, we don’t automatically adjust our calorie consumption according to our level of activity.

As a result, over time, the body converts more unused calories into fats, and then, you gain a lot of weight.

So, to summarize, investing in many standing desks for your employees and even yourself can have benefits to your health, your team’s productivity, and your business’ profitability in the long run.

Alice Johnson

Alice is a passionate and full-time professional blogger. Also she writes on various topics. Gardening is her hobby and loves to travel a lot. She is also very much into learning new ideas that prove useful to one’s personal and Business life.
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Filed Under: Management Tagged With: Employee, Productivity

About Alice Johnson

Alice is a passionate and full-time professional blogger. Also she writes on various topics. Gardening is her hobby and loves to travel a lot. She is also very much into learning new ideas that prove useful to one’s personal and Business life.
- Read other Article by Alice Johnson

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