Ergonomics - It's not just for Ultrasound!
We are making ergonomic changes within our office this fall. Our beds offer ergonomic features and options - but in our day to day lives we are not practicing what we preach. After reading the following statistics we made a simple change with Kerry's desk. Adding bed risers from Wal Mart has given her desk 9 inches in height, allowing her to sit and STAND at her desk comfortably all day!
BEFORE: Kerry sitting at her desk before the risers.
After: Kerry sitting at her desk after the risers, resting her feet on the foot ring of the chair.
After: Kerry standing at her desk - increases her lifespan!
Sitting Statistics
- We spend 9.3 hours of the waking hours sitting down
- 0.7 hour spend on vigorous exercise or activities
- Sitting down increase the risk of death due to heart problems by a whopping 40%!
- Sitting more 6 hours a day, even with exercise, increase the chances of a person to die within 15 years than one who sits for 3 hours a day by 40%
- People with sitting jobs have double the rate of cardiovascular diseases than those with standing jobs.
- After 2 hours of sitting down good cholesterol drops by 20%
http://mohbe991.hubpages.com/hub/Sitting-Down-will-kill-you
