UID:
almahu_9949383726802882
Format:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9780429021299
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0429021291
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9780429662010
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0429662017
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9780429667459
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0429667450
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0429664737
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9780429664731
Content:
"This is a short guide on sit-stand working in the office. It reviews the research on sitting and standing at work from the 1950s to present, and provides guidance for specialists, therapists, practitioners, and managers. The book is illustrated with many photos and figures and is understandable to the layman as well as the specialist. With the increased emphasis on healthy lifestyles, coupled with the obesity and overweight epidemic, many are claiming that we should spend more time standing at work. Some have even claimed that sitting is the new smoking. Readers of the book will learn and understand what is behind these claims, what stacks-up, what doesn't, and be able to make informed decisions about whether to invent in new facilities, and what to invest. This book is of value to human factors specialists, physical therapists, chiropractors and occupational health practitioners, architects, and facilities managers"--
Note:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Author Biography; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Posture and Movement in Everyday Life; Natural Standing; Things People Do When Standing Naturally; Avoiding Discomfort; Standing Still (Or Trying To); Postural Sway; The "Antigravity" Muscles and Postural Sway; Demonstration of the Antigravity Muscles in Action; Sitting Around the World; Posture and Back Pain; Degeneration of the Spine and Everyday Life; Postural Behavior in Everyday Life; Closing the Chain -- Why Do We Fold Our Arms and Cross Our Legs?
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Industrial Sitting and StandingKey Points; Chapter 2: Why Do We Sit in the Office? Seating as a Solution; Why Did Sedentary Work Become the Norm?; New Jobs for the New Offices; Office Landscape Concept -- "Burolandschaft"; Sedentary Work in the Computerized Office; Key Points; Chapter 3 :Are We Built to Sit? Sitting as a Problem; Sitting as a Problem Rather than a Solution; Tackling "Homo Sedens" in the OfficeTackling "Homo Sedens" in the Office; Sitting and Physical Inactivity; Key Points; Chapter 4: Physical Activity in Everyday Life: Demographic Change in the 21st Century
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Sedentary Work is Physically UndemandingPhysical Inactivity and Mortality; Physical Inactivity is Harmful; Benefits of Exercise; Overweight, Obesity and Type II Diabetes; Physical Inactivity at Work; Is Sitting the New Smoking?; Is Sitting Really the New Smoking?; Standing to Work at your Computer -- Will it make a difference and how long do you need to stand at work?; Is Standing More Active than Sitting?; Benefits of Not Sitting After Lunch; Key Points; Chapter 5: Are We Built to Stand? Problems with Standing at Work and How to Avoid Them; Are We Built to Stand?
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People Never Stand Still Unless they Have ToPostural Sway When Standing to Work at a Computer; Problems of Standing Still; Every Little Helps; Foot Swelling; Varicose Veins and Chronic Venous Insufficiency: Are 21st Century Workers Fit to Stand?; Floor Mats and Carpets are Better Than Hard, Cold Floors; Physical Activity Levels When Standing; Onset of Discomfort When Standing Still; Footwear for Standing At Work; High-Heeled Shoes; Floor Space; Footrests for Standing Workers?; Standing on One Leg is Normal; Static Postures and Standing Work; Back Pain When Standing; Workstation Adjustment
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Key PointsChapter 6: Standing as a Solution: Benefits of Becoming More Active at Work; Exercise and Body Mass Index in the Long Term; Sitting is Bad for You; Taking a Break from Sitting; Why is Prolonged Sitting So Harmful?; Getting People to Sit Less in the Office; "Nudging" People to Stand More Often; Prompting People to Stand at Sit-Stand Desks; Productivity Benefits of Sit-Stand Working; Productivity and Comfort; Sit-Stand Workstations, Comfort and Work Ability; Physical Activity Guidelines; Key Points; Chapter 7: Bad Habits Versus Active Workplaces
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Workplace Fitness Programs have a Long History -- Old Habits Die Hard
Additional Edition:
Print version: Bridger, R.S. A guide to active working in the modern office. Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2019 ISBN 9780367075415
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
DOI:
10.1201/9780429021299
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429021299
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