by Shane Henson — November 9, 2012—According to industry reports, the average person spends upwards of nine hours a day sitting—whether at work, in the car or at home. The cumulative effect of all this sitting is increased risk for wide range of medical conditions. To help consumers assess their personal sedentary behavior, international ergonomics/electronics company Ergotron has released an online Sitting-Time Calculator. This easy-to-use tool calculates the comprehensive time an average person sits throughout a typical day and gives tips on how to reduce associated risks.
“It’s one thing to read the alarming stats that researchers are presenting and it is quite another to apply it to your personal experience,” said Joel Hazzard, president and CEO of Ergotron. “At Ergotron, we knew we were all sitting too much and that’s why we made the corporate-wide change to sit-stand workstations.”
In addition to the Sitting-Time Calculator, the Web site provides consumers with access to other tools to help evaluate their wellness efforts. Taking just seconds to complete, the Ergotron Calorie-Burn Calculator and Ergonomics Payback Calculator give business owners concrete information on how to influence behavior change in their lives as well as their employees’ lives.
Managers at companies with a focus on employee wellness may find that introducing these online calculators to workers, particularly those tied to their desks all day, could encourage them to adopt more healthy habits as well as lead to greater productivity in the workplace.
