9 October 2023
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Tomorrow, October 10th, everyone stands up for ten minutes at 10 AM, that is the call launched by the ergonomics association VerV and the Flemish Institute for Healthy Living. Standing more while working, will your employees participate?!

5.5 hours of sedentary work

The call from both organisations doesn't just come out of nowhere, because October is not called the month of ergonomics for nothing. And then there are the figures, which show that employees and executives in Flanders spend no less than 70% of their working time (5.5 hours!) on their office chair. And what's more, those sitting hours are interrupted only 4 times to stretch their legs.

The solution = alternating work

The solution to break this pattern? Alternating work in the office or while you work remotely, which means standing up every half hour to stretch your legs. This alternating work not only has a positive influence on physical health. In addition, it is also good for your concentration and your energy level, whereby productivity visibly increases.

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Reasons enough, therefore, to take a first step in the right direction tomorrow at exactly 10 AM. Feel free to also share an original photo on social media of how your employees alternate work at home or in the office. Use the hashtag #wisselwerken and who knows, your company might win a Steppie from Health2Work!

Five tips for better alternating work

On the website of the ergonomics association, you will find five interesting tips to put alternating work even more into practice, such as working standing up at a sit-stand desk or breaking up sedentary work by having standing meetings or taking a short walk during a phone call.

Curious? You can find the five tips neatly listed here: https://www.verv.be/news/10-10-10-campagne/

 

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