Modern offices are increasingly becoming places where we would choose to work given a design-led focus on encouraging collaborative working.  

Office Fitness calls for workplace change and amended NHS guidelines as a quarter of workers cite their job as a barrier to physical exercise

With new research suggesting that a British office worker spends at least six hours a day sat down, Office Fitness is pushing for amended NHS guidelines relating to activity in the workplace.

With new research suggesting that a British office worker spends at least six hours a day sat down, fitness experts Office Fitness are pushing for amended NHS guidelines relating to activity in the workplace.

A new product from the active workplace experts Office Fitness makes transforming ordinary offices into ones that address the issues of sedentary working simple. The innovative Desk Riser LX has been designed with busy office environments and the need for workers to stand-up throughout the day in mind. The product launch comes as research shows the benefits of offering sit-stand options in the workplace.

We find ourselves deep inside the digital age, spending the majority of our time striving to stay electronically connected to others, plus seeking new ways to make this connection faster.

More and more of us nowadays spend our working day sat in front of an office desk, often for hours at a time.

The health of sedentary office workers is a cause for concern, according to health and fitness experts Office Fitness. Promoting health and wellbeing in the workplace not only delivers positive results for staff but for businesses too, boosting engagement and productivity, the team of fitness gurus explain. The organisation is now urging more businesses to consider setting up active rooms or encourage staff to get up and about during the working day.

An interview with Eric Anderson, professor of Sport, Health and Exercise on health and productivity during this last year of working on the treadmill.

Those who spend 8-10 hours a day in sedentary desk-based roles are most likely to have poor upper-body strength, according to work health leaders Office Fitness.