5 great reasons to add a standing desk to the office environment

Representational Image of Standing table for office use (Image credit: oleg0 on Freepik)
Representational Image of Standing table for office use (Image credit: oleg0 on Freepik)

In a competitive world, everyone is looking to gain the slightest advantage over their competitors in the business environment. This can certainly be said for those who manage an office or an environment where guests and potential customers enter the building. While they may well have been attracted in the first place by a robust branding and marketing campaign, the next step is to ensure that they are satisfied with the services that are being provided to them.

One way is to provide a welcoming place which adapts to today’s demands while still sticking to the chore which makes businesses successful. That is value for money, reliability and efficiency. To do that employees should be provided with the right tools for the job, with a standing desk becoming increasingly popular for the following 5 reasons.

  1. It can be very easy for members of an office team to sit down and then not get up for some considerable time. This can lead to production slowing down as they are not active and do not receive the gentle exercise that is provided by a standing desk. They will remain more alert when in a standing position and save considerable time if they need to fetch something from another part of the office rather than having to get up and back down.
  2. The brain is more active as well as the body when working at a standing desk, meaning that there is more chance of things being remembered easily, while collaboration can be increased between colleagues who rather than communicating by email which often fails to get a clear message across, the team can speak face to face and find solutions while also building morale between each other meaning that targets can be reached.
  3. Office managers who introduce standing desks are looking after the welfare of their employees who will be more active and enjoy a fitter body and mind. When a customer enters the space, they can be greeted with smiles and enthusiasm which builds an instant rapport which provides advantages to any business looking to engage more productively.
  4. The aesthetic value of an office can be increased and the cleaning team will find it easier to keep the environment in a cleaner condition. The desks are affordable, easy to assemble if bought in packs and portable, meaning a new layout might be tried to keep things fresh and exciting both for employees and their clients who recognise a business going the extra mile.
  5. A standing desk takes up far less room than the alternative of a sitting model, which makes the workspace airier. Having somewhere fashionable to work not only means that work can be made easier, but more fun at the same time as the posture and mood of the office team also improves as back pain reduces and calories can be burnt.

An office standing desk produces a range of benefits with the standouts being increased production and improved health for those who work at them.

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