16 May 2012

It's Time to Take a Stand!

Posted in Presentations

We recently took a stand here at Earthsite and decided to raise our desks.  That's right!  We are now a standing office.  And it feels oh so good.  There have been a slew of articles coming out recently about the downsides of sitting all day.  

Below is an infographic by MedicalBillingandCoding.org called Sitting is Killing You, that is worth checking out.  

Are you willing to take a stand too?  Leave us a comment.  We would love to know what you are doing in your office to address this.

Comments (3)

  • Stacey

    Stacey

    18 May 2012 at 02:14 |
    This is full of amazing stats, thanks. I'll bring it up with my team at work and see if we can at least start doing 15 min walks once a day to break up all this sitting. Makes me glad I mostly bike to work instead of sitting and driving in. Maybe I will start standing and stretching on Caltrain after reading this.
    • Stacie Shepp

      Stacie Shepp

      18 May 2012 at 19:52 |
      Stacey,

      Glad you got something out of this post. Good luck with instigating more movement at work! Keep us posted on your progress.

      Stacie Shepp
      Earthsite
  • Bronwyn

    Bronwyn

    02 August 2012 at 23:19 |
    This is a great pictorial way of sending the msg out! I am actually doing my Doctoral thesis at Deakin University on this and trying to find out the feasibility of various strategies that could reduce/break up sitting time among desk based workers. I have a short anonymous online questionnaire - If any one who spends time sitting at work is interested in helping me out? Please send me a email bjsu@deakn.edu.au Thanks!

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