Office workers who use sit-stand or treadmill desks are on track to being more productive and attentive with fewer signs of workplace stress than their sedentary chair-dwelling colleagues.
31 May 2017It’s not only office workers who need to pay attention to their health, as shown by a series of short videos aimed at the blue collar sector.
20 October 2015University of Queensland research is identifying key factors that will encourage businesses to promote more physical activity in the workplace.
7 November 2014Sixty Brisbane Telstra office workers are at the front line of a University of Queensland project that aims to combat the health risks that result from prolonged sitting.
10 October 2014University of Queensland researchers have been awarded $136,000 for two innovative ideas designed to get people off their seats to combat ‘chair disease’.
13 November 2013To prevent the risk of ‘chair disease’, The University of Queensland researchers have developed a ‘sitting pad’ device that uses an alarm to alert workers to stand up more regularly.
4 December 2012