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A Guide to Active Working in the Modern Office: Homo Sedens in the 21st Century

Robert Bridger

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Description:This is a short guide on sit-stand working in the office. It reviews the research on sitting and standing at work from the 1950s to present, and provides guidance for specialists, therapists, practitioners, and managers. The book is illustrated with many photos and figures and is understandable to the layman as well as the specialist.With the increased emphasis on healthy lifestyles, coupled with the obesity and overweight epidemic, many are claiming that we should spend more time standing at work. Some have even claimed that sitting is the new smoking. Readers of the book will learn and understand what is behind these claims, what stacks-up, what doesn't, and be able to make informed decisions about whether to invent in new facilities, and what to invest. This book is of value to human factors specialists, physical therapists, chiropractors and occupational health practitioners, architects, and facilities managers.Features:Explains the origins of sedentary office workIncludes over 60 key points to help you decide how to be more active at workReviews new research on sit-stand workingSummarizes the health risksDiscusses the obesogenic workplace, and how to avoid itProvides a checklist for guidance on sit-stand workingOffers evidence-based guidance for designing active workspaces and introduces possible futures for office workWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Guide to Active Working in the Modern Office: Homo Sedens in the 21st Century. To get started finding A Guide to Active Working in the Modern Office: Homo Sedens in the 21st Century, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This is a short guide on sit-stand working in the office. It reviews the research on sitting and standing at work from the 1950s to present, and provides guidance for specialists, therapists, practitioners, and managers. The book is illustrated with many photos and figures and is understandable to the layman as well as the specialist.With the increased emphasis on healthy lifestyles, coupled with the obesity and overweight epidemic, many are claiming that we should spend more time standing at work. Some have even claimed that sitting is the new smoking. Readers of the book will learn and understand what is behind these claims, what stacks-up, what doesn't, and be able to make informed decisions about whether to invent in new facilities, and what to invest. This book is of value to human factors specialists, physical therapists, chiropractors and occupational health practitioners, architects, and facilities managers.Features:Explains the origins of sedentary office workIncludes over 60 key points to help you decide how to be more active at workReviews new research on sit-stand workingSummarizes the health risksDiscusses the obesogenic workplace, and how to avoid itProvides a checklist for guidance on sit-stand workingOffers evidence-based guidance for designing active workspaces and introduces possible futures for office workWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Guide to Active Working in the Modern Office: Homo Sedens in the 21st Century. To get started finding A Guide to Active Working in the Modern Office: Homo Sedens in the 21st Century, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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A Guide to Active Working in the Modern Office: Homo Sedens in the 21st Century

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