College Station, TX — People who work at desks could discover that switching to a standing desk from a standard mannequin reduces discomfort – and additionally boosts productiveness, outcomes of a latest examine present.
Researchers from the Texas A&M University School of Public Health measured the exercise ranges and pc use of 61 workplace employees at a serious college over a 10-day interval. Participants have been positioned into three teams based mostly on their workstation: conventional, sit-stand and “stand-biased.” The employees reported any discomfort they felt in 10 completely different components of the physique – from neck to toes – earlier than the researchers developed potential options.
Among the employees utilizing a standard desk and chair, 80% skilled decrease again discomfort. That in contrast with 52% of these utilizing “stand-biased” desks – outlined as a set work floor round elbow peak whereas standing along with a drafting stool or chair with an prolonged cylinder.
Although the normal workstation group transitioned considerably extra from seated to standing postures, the stand-biased group exerted extra power.
Meanwhile, the stand-biased group logged a considerably increased phrase rely than the normal workstation group, nevertheless it additionally made extra typos, based on a Texas A&M press launch.
“The bottom line is that the risk of health issues from sedentary work can be alleviated through alternative desk options, like sit-stand or stand-biased workstations,” examine co-author Kaysey Aguilar, an assistant professor at Texas A&M, mentioned within the launch. “These are win-win solutions because they benefit workers’ health while maintaining the high productivity employers expect.”
The examine was printed on-line within the journal IISE Transitions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors.
