I wrote in the past about the “walking while working” movement composed of a small but growing group of people abandoning their desks for a healthier alternative– a workstation jerry-rigged to a tread mill.Â
You just may be able to get a treadmill-workstation at your local office supply store sooner than you think. Steelcase recently unveiled [...]
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Steelcase Treadmill Workstation — Office of the Future?
Published by October 29th, 2007 in Chairs and Furniture, Human Computer Interaction, Occupational Safety, Office Ergonomics, Product Design and Uncategorized. 9 CommentsErgonomics is all about equipment
Published by July 10th, 2007 in Chairs and Furniture, Occupational Safety, Office Ergonomics, Product Reviews and Uncategorized. 9 CommentsI’m not putting that title down lightly. Check this study out.
EXEC Summary: proper ergonomic training is not enough to gain significant improvements in employee standards of working or general productivity.
Now check this article.
EXEC Summary: posture affects productivity and general body pain. (tell me something I don’t know)
Going [...]
Feasibility of Changing Minds, Changing Habits
Published by June 26th, 2007 in Chairs and Furniture, Ergonomics and Society, Ergonomics at Home, Fitness Balls, Human Computer Interaction, Keyboards and Mice, Office Ergonomics and Uncategorized. 165 CommentsThere are so many products labeled ergonomic; why is that?
There are so many products but none have really taken off. Why is that?
People sitting on balls as their main chair is newsworthy; why is that?
The answer to these questions reminds me of pre-organic food. Well, not “pre†like “prehistoric†but the time right before [...]
Stance Angle Chair: Sit to Stand Seating
Published by April 11th, 2007 in Chairs and Furniture, Human Computer Interaction, Office Ergonomics and Uncategorized. 0 CommentsIn addition to the buzz about “active sitting” and “walking while working” now there’s also “sit to stand” seating. Yet more proof that momentum is buiding to break the chair-and-desk paradigm.
Check this out:
More on the Stance Angle Chair via Kevin McGuire’s blog
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The Swopper: German Engineered Office Seating
Published by April 6th, 2007 in Chairs and Furniture, Product Design and Uncategorized. 3 CommentsA commenter recently told me about the Swopper, an award winning office chair designed to emulate the feeling and benefits of sitting on a fitness ball.
Designed by German engineers, the Swopper is a form of “active sitting” that encourages proper posture and activates the back, abs and other muscles. A German study showed that [...]
Office Ergonomics: What NOT to do
Published by April 2nd, 2007 in Chairs and Furniture, Human Computer Interaction, Office Ergonomics and Uncategorized. 5 CommentsErgonomics workspace advice often focuses on correct posture and correct set up of the monitor and keyboard. Another way to identify and correct bad ergonomic setups is by looking at what NOT to do. Chris Adams provides a useful set of diagrams for illustrating what not to do while sitting at a computer. [...]
iGallop: Ride Your Way to Better Health
Published by March 27th, 2007 in Chairs and Furniture, Other Products, Stretches and Exercizes, Uncategorized and Videos. 4 CommentsThe iGallop ($400) is a funny looking ‘exercise machine’ available at Brookstone designed to give its users an excellent workout by simulating the action of riding a horse.
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The principle of iGallop is actually quite similar to the principles behind sitting on an exercise ball. The iGallop moves in a ‘tri-axial riding action’ which activates [...]
Human Computer Interaction: Breaking the Chair-and-Desk Paradigm
Published by March 22nd, 2007 in Chairs and Furniture, Ergonomics and Society, Human Computer Interaction and Uncategorized. 2 CommentsWhen personal computers first entered our homes and offices a generation ago, we conceptualized them mainly as high tech typewriters. Sit at your desk, look at the screen, and type. Although most computer work is still done via the chair-and-desk setup, this paradigm is shifting.
Whether it’s substituting desk chairs for bouncy balls, beds, [...]
Ball Chairs Inspire ‘Ball Envy’
Published by February 28th, 2007 in Chairs and Furniture, Fitness Balls, Office Ergonomics and Uncategorized. 110 CommentsAs a ball-sitting convert, I just can’t get enough ball sitting articles:
Excerpts from a WSJ article on the rise of ball chairs in the workplace:
Long used by fitness buffs and physical-therapy patients, those big spheres you see at the gym (commonly known as exercise balls) are rolling into an increasing number of workplaces as a [...]
Walking While Working
Published by February 22nd, 2007 in Chairs and Furniture, Human Computer Interaction, Office Ergonomics, Product Design and Uncategorized. 10 CommentsIn a previous post I mentioned that it would be ideal if it were possible to get an aerobic workout while using the computer. Little did I know that there is a movement underway that allows us to do just that. It’s called “walking while working” and basically entails rigging a treadmill with [...]