The height-adjustable desk for adopting a good posture!

According to a study on the French and interior space arrangement conducted in May 2017 by Opinion Way / FCBA, we spend 9.44 hours sitting each day, with 4.36 hours of that time at the office! And this is just an average; employees with jobs that require working in front of a screen spend even more time in a position that we don't always pay much attention to.

Now we know that a poor posture can lead to, maintain, or even worsen musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) such as back pain, shoulder and neck tension, as well as knee or wrist pain.

Simple good habits to adopt:

To prevent and reduce the health effects of prolonged and static postures, it's essential to pay attention to workspace design. While there may not be an ideal position, there is a position of less discomfort: the top of the screen at eye level, the right elbow angle, a straight back supported by the chair's backrest, and feet flat on the floor.

Adapted and adjustable furniture

Furniture should be chosen based on the user's physical characteristics. In a workplace, the furniture should:
- Provide adjustments that cater to the diversity of employees and changing usage contexts over time, allowing movement, posture changes, leg stretching, and easy access to documents.
- Be designed on a larger scale for increasingly mobile workers (e.g., in a call center open space).

While, until recently, risk factors were not fully considered in workspace design, new environments aim to improve the health and well-being of employees.

It's time to take care of oneself!

A pioneer in this area, the NF Office Excellence Certified (NF OEC) mark introduced the requirement for height-adjustable desks in its specifications as early as 2011. It's worth noting that eight years later, many tenders include this requirement. Height-adjustable desks are gaining market share every day over fixed-legged desks.

Many companies already offer height-adjustable desks: Buronomic, Clen, Eol, Vinco, Haworth, Kinnarps, Nowy Styl, Quadrifoglio, Steelcase...

Height-adjustable desks: improved performance and preserved health!