Stand up!

How can workplace health management reduce the impact of sitting at work? With anything that interrupts it! Printers and coffee makers, for example, can be located in such a way that people get up and move to use them. A good ergonomic situation at the workplace is also vital – that means a good infrastructure with standing desks and clear instructions for using them. Ideas like this are of course easier said than done at a time when people are more likely to be working from home. It’s difficult to equip every employee correctly at home and provide personal instruction. It is possible, however, to make employees aware of the consequences of sitting. And to show them what they can do to reduce the impact: standing or walking around while using the phone and taking a moment to stretch fully are just two examples that don’t require special equipment.
The main thing is to regularly stop sitting and simply stand up. At home, breaks can be used for everyday activities such as opening the windows, checking the letter box, cooking or going for a walk. Our body is made to move. That’s why sitting and lack of movement are so bad for us. Working from home also eliminates the physical activity we get on the way to work or climbing stairs at the office. So stand up regularly! You’ll be doing yourself a lot of good.