Strive for Greater Productivity
Standing has been linked to greater productivity. For example, in a study of call center employees, the people with standing desks were 45% more productive on a daily basis than employees who sat during their shift. The productivity of the standing-desk workers increased from about 23% in the first month to 53% over the next six months.
A 2018 study involved 146 people working in offices at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust in the United Kingdom. The study gave 76 participants sit-stand desks and provided training meant to encourage less sitting at work. Meanwhile, those in the other group didn’t receive any coaching and worked at their desks as normal.
At the end of the year, the first group reported standing longer than the control group (about 82 minutes more each day), reported better physical and mental health, improved work performance, and were more engaged in their jobs than their sitting peers.
And if state of mind can play into productivity, then standing can help here, too. For example, one study, the Take-a-Stand Project, gave 24 people with sedentary jobs sit-stand desks and found they reduced their sitting time each day by 224% (66 minutes) and improved their “mood states.”
Holding any posture too long can be tiring and may interfere with work. A good height-adjustable sit-stand desk allows the user to sit and stand as they prefer and also lets them sit and stand at different heights to help take into consideration the changing requirements of their body and mood throughout the workday.
A standing desk with electric height adjustment, including preprogrammed settings, makes it very easy to use a desk at different optimal heights throughout the day.
