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. You just may be able to … Continue reading
Ergonomics Resources: Chairs and Furniture
Ergonomics is all about equipment
I’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 … Continue reading
Feasibility of Changing Minds, Changing Habits
There 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 … Continue reading
Stance Angle Chair: Sit to Stand Seating
In 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 … Continue reading
The Swopper: German Engineered Office Seating
A 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 … Continue reading
Office Ergonomics: What NOT to do
Ergonomics 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 … Continue reading
iGallop: Ride Your Way to Better Health
The 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. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwocdImA6Z8] The principle of iGallop is actually quite similar to the principles … Continue reading
Human Computer Interaction: Breaking the Chair-and-Desk Paradigm
When 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 … Continue reading
Ball Chairs Inspire ‘Ball Envy’
As 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 … Continue reading
Walking While Working
In 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 … Continue reading