Choice and control are found throughout the work environment’s furniture and tools. A chair that provides ergonomic benefits to people of various sizes and working in different postures adds to physical wellbeing.

By Ken Tameling Our vilification of sitting has gone too far. The simple truth is that sitting isn’t “cancer” and

Got Text-Neck? The Solution Could Be Your Arms! The arms of your chair that is. Text neck is getting a

The truth is, sitting isn’t killing us. But as this paper will demonstrate, sitting in poor postures for long periods with little movement and few breaks for standing or walking can impact our health and reduce our productivity.

Gesture is based on Steelcase’s global research study and the insights it yielded about how people work in a rapidly changing business environment. Knowledge workers change postures frequently throughout the day.

In a year-long study people who received the Leap chair and office ergonomics training achieved up to a 17.8% increase in productivity.

Whenever work changes in a fundamental way, it’s important to reexamine the ergonomic support that’s needed. New work trends—especially the introduction of tablets, smart phones and other touch-based technologies—present a new set of challenges for worker health and wellbeing.

As technologies and trends transform work processes, understanding the impact on postures is crucial for helping people work safely, comfortably and productively.