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What is discouraging many employers is the expectation of high prices and minimal benefit — neither are necessarily true. ![8](https://news.century-office.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Resized%20roomsets%201200x800/AUTONOMY%20PRO/8.jpg?width=1200&name=8.jpg) Ergonomics are essential in the office environment. Purchasing good ergonomic desks and seating will improve your employees’ quality of living by minimising pressure on muscles and joints, increasing blood flow, preventing muscle deterioration, improving posture, and preventing back and neck pain. This is why it’s important to offer a sit/stand to all workers, not just those with pre-existing conditions. It will improve long-term wellbeing and lessen the chance of absent staff due to health problems. Research has also shown that a height-adjustable desk improves concentration and productivity, and can even help to burn as much as three times as many calories as a standard desk, by encouraging movement throughout the day. Choosing sit/stand desks will give you a healthy return on your investment through happier, healthier and harder-working staff.  Once you’ve bought your sit/stand, it’s important to use it correctly. Seated work needs to be regularly broken up with standing work; switching from sitting to standing will produce the absolute best results. It’s recommended that, throughout a working day, you should spend a minimum of two hours on your feet, with an ideal of four. As well as avoiding too much seated work, remaining in a static standing position should also be avoided. It’s advisable to shift your weight between legs in order to reduce fatigue. As well as shifting weight, you should also frequently adjust the posture of your body throughout the day. When buying office furniture, go for a sit/stand desk — morale, energy-levels, and general wellbeing will increase when ergonomic furniture is introduced into your workspace. 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