If you are a business located in the East Bay Area such as Oakland, Emeryville, etc. you have employees that are centralized within the Bay Area commuting into the office as well as folks that work a day or two from home. These are typically limited to workers sitting in front of a computer their entire day either in virtual or in person meetings. The in-person meetings have become a much less popular choice nowadays with the capabilities to share screen and information quickly and efficiently. So it begs the question, why even come into work increasing the traffic on the already crowded Bay Area freeways and roads? Well, office furniture is one big reason which we will discuss in this article. One client of Ergobility had various offices spread out in Emeryville, Bay Shore, El Cerrito, and Oakland. These onsite locations served about 85 percent of their workforce. Almost all of their construction estimators and administrative staff work on a computer over eight hours per day. This means that if they worked from home, even a single day per week, they would require a proper chair, desk, and peripherals to avoid any ergonomic risk factors that can cumulate into an ergonomic related discomfort case. What we did was design for motion and body support for individuals working at their individual computer workstation whether it was in the office or at home. Our bodies are built to move, not to stay still, over long periods of time. Take a moment to think about driving for hours on end. You are required to hold your head in pretty much the same position to monitor the road and dashboard as well as rear view mirrors all while keeping the hands and feet fixed on wheel and pedals. After all of this static posture, it becomes difficult to stay in the same seated position. So car manufacturers design car seats as ergonomically as possible but still falling short of what our physiology can't tolerate. It is  not much different at our computer workstations, to which the seat can be even less comfortable than a car seat! When driving, it is not  easy or possible to make a dramatic change in posture. However, during office work, we are able to get up and move around and thus we should take advantage of this. The primary aim of designing an ergonomic workstation is to facilitate body movement and shifting postures. Training helps too, helping employees understand that we should take frequent breaks and move around. Also, chair designs have come a long way and you can find options that have gone beyond the concept of simple user adjustment. If you want assistance with ergonomic training and setup, call Ergobility today.