The Sedentary Worker
(2014) In Diploma work IDEL01 20142Industrial Design
- Abstract
- More and more findings have been
published showing that sedentary
behavior is causing health hazards
that can be independent of the
effects from physical activity. Even
if you go to the gym every day you
might still suffer health effects
from your otherwise sedentary life.
Sicknesses as obesity, metabolic
syndrome, diabetes and back pain
are strongly related to the sedentary
lifestyle. To instead perform work
tasks while alternating between
sitting and standing has been shown
to reduce physical complaints
(Roelofs and Straker, 2002), lessen
fatigue (Hasegawa et al., 2001),
increase energy expenditure (Swartz
el al., 2011) and mostly all without
adversely affecting work performance
(Husemann et al., 2009)
With these... (More) - More and more findings have been
published showing that sedentary
behavior is causing health hazards
that can be independent of the
effects from physical activity. Even
if you go to the gym every day you
might still suffer health effects
from your otherwise sedentary life.
Sicknesses as obesity, metabolic
syndrome, diabetes and back pain
are strongly related to the sedentary
lifestyle. To instead perform work
tasks while alternating between
sitting and standing has been shown
to reduce physical complaints
(Roelofs and Straker, 2002), lessen
fatigue (Hasegawa et al., 2001),
increase energy expenditure (Swartz
el al., 2011) and mostly all without
adversely affecting work performance
(Husemann et al., 2009)
With these positive findings as a
foundation the goal for this project
were set to make a better behavior
more accessible for more people. A
conclusion after visiting different
offices was that the people who
wanted to become more active were
often using electronic sit/stand
desks. Looking at this currently
most used product certain problems
occurred. The electronic desks are
rather pricey, heavy and unsustainable
because of the in-cooperated
electronics.
By removing these negative factors
and creating a more low-technological
solution the choice to start
standing while working could be
made an easier choice.
The desk is targeting people working
from home, students and small
office workers who are using a
laptop. The choice to look at lap
top users was made since it makes
the least sense to push a button for
hoisting up something that weighs
less than 2 kilos but also partly
since analyst firms has been forecasting
the deceive of the PC industry.
The desk is targeting people working
from home, students and small
office workers who are using a
laptop. The choice to look at lap
top users was made since it makes
the least sense to push a button for
hoisting up something that weighs
less than 2 kilos but also partly
since analyst firms has been forecasting
the deceive of the PC industry.
The concept was developed with
two surfaces since it would act as
a visual reminder and also since it
is a common way to remember to
change position by assigning different
surfaces (different positions)
to different tasks. Low price, weight
and sustainability was constant
factors taken into consideration
throughout the project concerning
dimensions, materials etc. (Less)
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- author
- Söderberg, Julia
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- Stillasittande
- course
- IDEL01 20142
- year
- 2014
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- publication/series
- Diploma work
- report number
- ISRN: LUT-DVIDE/ EX--14/50247–SE
- ISSN
- ISRN
- language
- English
- id
- 4812631
- date added to LUP
- 2014-11-24 08:17:22
- date last changed
- 2014-11-24 08:17:22
@misc{4812631, abstract = {{More and more findings have been published showing that sedentary behavior is causing health hazards that can be independent of the effects from physical activity. Even if you go to the gym every day you might still suffer health effects from your otherwise sedentary life. Sicknesses as obesity, metabolic syndrome, diabetes and back pain are strongly related to the sedentary lifestyle. To instead perform work tasks while alternating between sitting and standing has been shown to reduce physical complaints (Roelofs and Straker, 2002), lessen fatigue (Hasegawa et al., 2001), increase energy expenditure (Swartz el al., 2011) and mostly all without adversely affecting work performance (Husemann et al., 2009) With these positive findings as a foundation the goal for this project were set to make a better behavior more accessible for more people. A conclusion after visiting different offices was that the people who wanted to become more active were often using electronic sit/stand desks. Looking at this currently most used product certain problems occurred. The electronic desks are rather pricey, heavy and unsustainable because of the in-cooperated electronics. By removing these negative factors and creating a more low-technological solution the choice to start standing while working could be made an easier choice. The desk is targeting people working from home, students and small office workers who are using a laptop. The choice to look at lap top users was made since it makes the least sense to push a button for hoisting up something that weighs less than 2 kilos but also partly since analyst firms has been forecasting the deceive of the PC industry. The desk is targeting people working from home, students and small office workers who are using a laptop. The choice to look at lap top users was made since it makes the least sense to push a button for hoisting up something that weighs less than 2 kilos but also partly since analyst firms has been forecasting the deceive of the PC industry. The concept was developed with two surfaces since it would act as a visual reminder and also since it is a common way to remember to change position by assigning different surfaces (different positions) to different tasks. Low price, weight and sustainability was constant factors taken into consideration throughout the project concerning dimensions, materials etc.}}, author = {{Söderberg, Julia}}, issn = {{ISRN}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, series = {{Diploma work}}, title = {{The Sedentary Worker}}, year = {{2014}}, }