Workplace Ergonomics – 5 Office Products for Better Wellness and Productivity

Workplace ergonomics has a deep impact on your wellness and productivity. The aim of ergonomic office design is providing a safe and comfortable workspace, and improve working productivity. Designing an ergonomic workplace is important for it can help employees reduce back pain, avoid eye fatigue, boost creativity, and improve productivity. There are many elements to consider while designing an ergonomic workspace, here are the most important 5 ones.

1. Height-adjustable standing desk

Research suggested that office workers averagely spend over 8 hours a day on the desk-based work, so that desk is the primary element for an ergonomic workstation. You may already hear the saying “sitting is the new smoking”, indicating that prolonged sitting can lead to many risks on health. While a height-adjustable standing desk can effectively combat the dangers of excessive sitting by improving sitting postures, maintain neutral positions, and increasing the frequency of alternating between sitting, standing and moving. When considering changing into an active office, besides the complete height-adjustable standing desk, the desktop sit-stand converter is also a good choice for you and it doesn’t need to replace the existing desk.

2. Ergonomic office chair

As mentioned above, office workers spend a great deal of time sitting which may add a lot of stress on the back and spine. Therefore, purchasing an ergonomic office chair is very important in building an active workstation. The ergonomic office chair allows you to adjust the seat height, and put their feet flat on the floor. In addition, it always has a strong back support so that users can lean back in comfortably.

3. Properly positioning monitor

Properly positioning the distance and height of your monitor is important for an ergonomic workstation. The monitor arm or monitor riser provides adjustable tilt and height so that allowing display positioned at the best viewing position. To achieve the optimal viewing position, placing the top of the screen at your eye-level, tilting the screen back 10° to 20°, and keeping about arm’s length away from the monitor.

4. Keyboard position

The keyboard tray is often overlooked when setting up an ergonomic workstation. But it has a profound impact on the comfort of both wrists and elbows. A keyboard tray allows making specific adjustments so that to reduce stress and prevent injuries while typing. To achieve a more ergonomic workstation, adjusting and tilting the keyboard tray to keep the wrist and elbow at an equal height and in a relaxed and natural position.

5. Ergonomic footrest

When setting up a complete ergonomic workstation, people may often overlook the feet support. However, without correctly supported, the feet will impact back on the circulation and other areas of the body, thereby it is necessary to add a footrest to your ergonomic workstation, which can provide the best solution for relaxing your feet, improve circulation and relieve your back pain. 

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