Standing work: How to spend a working day without harm to health

According to research, a modern person spends an average of 9.5 hours a day sitting. This applies not only to work, but also to recreation, spending time with family or friends, etc. We sit all the time, and only 25% of our time we move with various activities.

What can be done to ensure proper and comfortable conditions at the workplace and avoid health problems? Equip the workplace with ergonomic furniture.

Advantages and disadvantages of standing

Recently, there has been a trend to work in the office while standing: at the computer, with documents, clients, etc. And the ability to vary standing and sitting position provides the most important thing - movement. Therefore, the best workplace can be considered that which involves adapting it to different positions of the body.

Advantages of standing:

• correct posture with physiological curves is maintained: neck, sternum, lower back;
• blood circulation in the lower extremities improves, preventing the formation of varicose veins and thrombosis;
• the metabolism is normalized, which helps to optimize the level of sugar in the blood;
• a comfortable position of the hands prevents the development of tunnel syndrome and the appearance of pain or numbness in the fingers or wrists;
• increasing labor efficiency.

Despite the benefits of standing at the desk while working, there are several negative factors that also affect well-being and health:

• a significant load on the lower back can lead to pain and problems with the intervertebral discs;
• standing for a long time stimulates excessive blood flow to the lower extremities, which creates negative consequences for small vessels and subcutaneous veins;
• due to long-term stress on the joints, pain and swelling may appear in the knees, lower legs or feet.

To avoid such troubles, it is better to choose a workplace with the possibility of changing positions - alternating between standing and sitting work, or moving from time to time, changing body positions and controlling the load on different parts of the body.

How to stand "correctly" at the workplace

Unfortunately, there is no right way to work while standing. Our joints and muscles need constant movement, so arranging the workplace is the best solution today.

For this reason, ergonomic furniture appeared - tables, armchairs, chairs, which give users the opportunity to stand up and work while working.

After some time, you can notice positive changes in your well-being. After all, when we sit, we have to strain the muscles of our arms, legs, and back, and changing our posture allows us to distribute the load and even burns calories.