If you are a knowledge worker and spend 7-9 hours at your regular office or eve home office, we bet you’ve repeatedly heard the phrase “Sitting in the new smoking”. Unfortunately, this is as true as it can be. That said, it isn’t just the physical health that sitting adversely affects, it also has a direct impact on the levels of energy focus and productivity that you experience throughout the day! After all, the human body wasn’t mean to sit down for over 10-12 hours a day.
So, what’s the solution? Well, standing desk or height adjustable desks have become the go-to solution for the ever-increasing issues caused due to prolonged sitting. For the uninitiated, Standing Desks are work desks that are designed to allow the worker to stand for short spans of time while performing their day-to-day office tasks. Not only standing desk effectively break the chain of extended sitting, but also offer some impressive benefits by enhancing your productivity. Seems a little far-fetched? Well, it will all make sense once you go through the below-mentioned points which highlight the benefits of standing desk, with respect to an increase in productivity!
Standing Desk Improve Focus
Did you know? Only 10 minutes of sitting can have an adverse impact on your blood circulation. On the contrary, standing for just 10 minutes ensures enhanced blood flow, and helps improve your focus. In fact, by simply standing for six 10-minute windows during the workday you can enjoy increased focus throughout the day. And you know it as well as we do – the more focused you are, the better you perform!
Height Adjustable Desks Reduce Pain and Discomfort
If you have been experiencing chronic pain in your lower back, neck, shoulders and/or joints, it is highly likely that your body isn’t taking well to the extended periods of sitting. This may also be the case if you have incessant headaches, or if your doctor indicates nerve damage. This physical discomfort may make you feel tired and lethargic, thereby proving to be a major distraction during the work day. Standing desk can help solve this issue to a fair extent. When you start standing more, even if it is just 10 minutes per hour, your body enjoys improved circulation and your muscles get the much-needed window to move and flex. All of this combined helps relieve your pain. As a matter of fact, you shouldn’t be surprised if the pain goes away altogether over the course of time! Now wouldn’t that work wonders for your productivity?
Standing Desk Increases Energy
Do you often feel that mid-afternoon slump, even when you have had a relatively light lunch? Or do you find yourself feeling groggy towards the end of the day? While it may all seem normal, the fact remains standing more during the workday can eliminate such tiredness. Wondering why? Well, standing enhances your mobility, which in turn, increases your alertness. This shift in dynamic causes your energy levels to rise such that you don’t feel fatigued as often as you used to. And it goes without saying if your body feels energetic; your mind is inevitably more focused and productive.
Height Adjustable Desks Boost Health
A fact that many people have come across, but somehow don’t believe is that “standing increases the body’s caloric expenditure by 30%, as compared to sitting”. This indicates that if you stand more often, even if it is for relatively shorter spans, you might save yourself from a bulging tummy or those unwanted fat deposits around your visceral and pelvic areas. Now, we all know that having a lean body is the first step towards enjoying an alert mind that is as efficient as it is productive!
So, think no more before you invest in an ergonomic sit-stand desk, and enjoy the unmatched benefits of including some dedicated standing time throughout your workday!
FAQs
- How Long Should You Stand At A Standing Desk?
When you first start using a height-adjustable desk, try standing for 5-10 minutes every hour. To enjoy a level of comfort while doing so, make sure you assign yourself some typing or clerical tasks during this time. Once you ease into the habit of standing while working, you can gradually increase your standing time to anywhere between 15 to 30 minutes in a given hour.
- Is It Bad To Use A Standing Desk All Day?
If you start standing all day, as soon as your standing desk arrives, you may find yourself developing pain and discomfort in the back, legs, or feet. To avoid this situation, it is highly recommended that you start with short spans of standing, and only when your body has adjusted well to this change, go ahead and try standing for longer durations. Remember, just as sitting all day can harm your health and performance, so can prolonged standing. Hence, maintaining a balance between the two positions is imperative.
- Are all Standing Desks Expensive?
Not really. In fact at Jinn Office Solutions, Manual Height Adjustable Laptop Desk is available at a truly affordable price of Rs. 4,500 only! So, even if you are constrained by your budget, there’s nothing standing (pun-intended) between you and your desired level of productivity!