The Lancet is perhaps one of the most esteemed peer reviewed journals in history and, if the media is to be believed, it recently ran a study showing a link between prolonged sitting of more than 8 hours and experiencing a higher risk of depression. Or did it? Rather than looking at desk-based staff directly, … Read more
Hello again, most of you know by now that we’re all keen cyclists at BtS. Not a day goes by without a puncture, near-miss or a stolen bike story! So we were super excited (probably more than we should’ve been to be honest ) to hear that the biggest underground bike parking garage in the … Read more
Absolutely. Changing one physiology almost always affects the other. And because they are so intimately linked, it would be wrong of us at BtS not to dedicate some words to them. Because for many of us, work is a major part of our lives. It is where we spend much of our time, where we … Read more
Because its been much discussed recently, I’d like to briefly touch on the importance of office design for employee health and productivity. Before I do, I’d like to give a big thank you to the Occupational Health & Wellbeing magazine for their huge input here. So let’s begin. Office health and wellbeing these days isn’t … Read more
This is a very common question. Surely we can all sit for as long as we want because if we exercise later, all the bad effects will be wiped out. Right. Wrong. Well mostly wrong. The Lancet has recently published scientific discoveries showing that this can be done, but only if we get 60-75 minutes of … Read more
One of the most common questions we’re asked by companies we work with, is which type of new desk is the best to buy for a dynamic workforce. And very often, our response raises a few eyebrows. What we say is, don’t! Not immediately anyway. That’s because though a new mobile friendly workstation can help … Read more
Recently, one of the largest public health research bodies, the Sedentary Behaviour Research Network (SBRN) announced something quite earth-shattering. If you missed it, they released a statement saying that it is time for public health messages to focus entirely on sitting less (rather than exercising more). They believe that this is a more feasible route, … Read more
I was asked a question recently by a new client, that made me a little confused and very uncomfortable. It was simply this – “ Are you trying to pull a fast one?” I had no idea what he was talking about. Then he told me all about an article he’d recently read entitled “How … Read more
Who sits the most every day? The latest scientific research surveyed over 26,000 people to find out whose lifestyles put them most at risk from sedentary behaviour. Preventative Medicine, Volume 101, August 2017, Pages 77-83 | Sitting too much: A hierarchy of socio-demographic correlates Middle-aged male office workers are more sedentary than pensioners! The Telegraph, … Read more
Get it right and it can reduce absenteeism, boost productivity and save money. The facts The fact is the average office worker spends 76% of their working lives sitting at their desk – that’s 80,000 hours over their lifetime. The problem is sitting for more than 30 minutes at a time can seriously affect our … Read more
