In an average work week, office workers spend five hours and forty-one minutes every day sitting at a desk. But research has shown that an extremely sedentary lifestyle is bad for our health – and that even if you’re hitting the gym after work every day, it’s still not enough to counteract the hours spent sitting down at the office.
So today I’m looking at 5 ways designers can create a more active workplace for their clients, in order to improve employee health and wellness, and lower healthcare costs incurred by an extremely sedentary lifestyle.