All In Favour Of A New Way Of Working From Home, Stand Up!

Just after I’d had Raffie I visited my GP who was stood up working in his office at a desk high enough for him to do so. It felt very new age and I stood back a little, with my new-born, wondering if we were in the right place. “Don’t mind me” he said, “I have a bit of a bad back so can’t sit down for too long, this thing has changed my working life!” And he conducted our appointment all while standing. It had everything he needed on it just like a regular desk only it could move up and down at different heights to accommodate him standing up rather than being plonked in a seat. He also told me he likes to keep moving while he worked so that he got a little exercise in at the same time. How revolutionary I thought as it occurred to me this sort of thing would change the face of office working for forever more!

Four years on and a standing desk is not so much of an unusual sight anymore; more and more people are becoming aware of the benefits to health by standing rather than sitting as they work and there are some fabulous desks out there, even ones which don’t just allow exercise as my GP incorporated into his working while standing life, but ones which facilitate it by being attached to exercise bikes. I mean how good is that?!

Sit-Stand.com offer a fresh, simple and more positive approach to working with the desks they sell to offer active office wellness to all. Now that we are working from home more and more post-pandemic they couldn’t be better placed to offer us all advice on how we can achieve the best working conditions from home, with their products. Working from home used to be a luxury which has turned to necessity, even now the world is opening up more. Because companies have found productivity of workers is up as a result of being at home, while workers lose travel costs and time loss, it’s a new way of life but this doesn’t have to be compromising of your well-being. There are lots of ways to keep a positive mind and this is often focussed on heavily but when it comes to physical health, with no one to regulate how you work from your home office, people are finding detriment simply because they don’t have the right environment to do it. This is why Sit-Stand.com are the people to talk to.

So why stand when you could be sitting?!

Standing lowers the risks of putting on weight. It’s said that by standing, and being less stagnant of movement, you are likely to burn an extra 1000 calories per day. Now this is reason enough for me I have to say but there’s more…

How about a mood lifter?

By standing your mood is automatically picked up as endorphins are on the go, your blood sugar levels are lower, metabolism faster and then, of course, just as my GP told me, it’s better for your back. We tend to sit hunched even when in the most well set chairs for looking after our spines but by standing, our bodies naturally stay straighter in that upright position. Aches and pains are lessened, smiles are more and we can have an extra afternoon treat to make up for the fact we haven’t just been sat down all day. I love it!

But sometimes I like to sit!

Of course, there are times when we do need to take a load off however and that’s where the option for both would be really handy, again in steps Sit-Stand to offer their amazing desk risers and give us options. With many to choose from in the range, not to mention accessories to make the working day even easier (like mats to stand on and gizmos to hide cables, house screens and more), they really have it all sussed out!

It’s the way upwards!

I myself am a writer, my work from home situation isn’t a new one as being freelance writing for various publications as well as my own this has always been the way I’ve worked. I work sat in a chair, on the floor, stood up at the kitchen sink with nowhere to put my lap-top… I don’t know why I haven’t considered one of these before now because it certainly feels the way forwards, or upwards rather, for me now! I mean my own Doctor recommends it and you can’t ask for more than that now can you?!

Have you tried working while standing up? A new desk is very definitely something to think about to make it work better and more easily that’s for sure!

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