The work/health balance: 5 awesome benefits of adjustable desks

You’ve been hearing for some time now about the potential health benefits of adjustable desks. Whether it’s your colleague, boss or friend experiencing positive results from using an adjustable desk, they have truly become one of the most popular office work designs of the past 10 years.

 

So, how do adjustable desks, or desks attached with adjustable furniture feet, provide potential health benefits?

 

1. They can relieve back pain

 

Millions of Australians spend every day glued to their desk chair, allowing their backs to become susceptible to the pitfalls of being sedentary for too long! This is because sitting for too long can cause all kinds of stress and strain on the back, not to mention if you often find yourself slouched over your keyboard.

 

Adjustable desks provide the option of either sitting or standing. Whilst only-standing desks eventually make people want to lean to one side, another potential health drawback, the ability to sit and stand when you like provides a happy, healthy medium for office workers!

 

2. It can help improve your health

 

Extended periods of sitting have become one of recent times’ troubling health concerns, as billions of people worldwide often find themselves confined to their desk chairs.

 

Your cardiovascular system fails to activate when you are seated, and this can lead to a range of health problems. Humans are made to keep moving, to be able to walk, run and stretch when they want to - adjustable desks help you to do just that!

 

3. They can reduce stress levels

 

Because people eventually become irritable and their backs become strained when seated for too long, they inevitably become more stressed as a result. However, the ability to stand and sit when you like reduces a lot of pressure on the body, and in turn can potentially help reduce stress levels.

 

We can’t speak for the stresses of your job, but we can say that sitting and standing when you like can potentially alleviate pressure on your body and therefore reduce stress levels.

 

4. They can improve your concentration

 

It’s important to keep your brain active as you get older. Unfortunately, many office workers around the world are finding themselves in situations where their blood flow is stymied by sedentary work. This too can lead to neurological problems as we age.

 

As sit-stand desks promote moving around, they also promote healthy blood flow throughout the body, something that is truly important at all ages.

 

5. They can lift your mood & energy

 

People that live sedentary lives are often lacking in energy. This ties back into things like blood flow reduction and a general lack of mobility. But with sit-stand desk combos, you can move around and sit whenever you feel the need to do either! People often feel much better when they commence using combination desks as they can keep the blood flow going and stretch out any tired muscles or joints when they have been seated for too long.

 

They are just a great option for healthy office work

 

It’s fair to say your colleague, boss or friend might be onto something - adjustable desks can be a real winner for your health! With the ability to change your position when working, you can improve your posture, mood, increase your energy levels and work your cardiovascular system at the same time.

 

This is why they have become so popular amongst office workers in Australia and across the world...