Health & Fitness
Ergonomics: a Pain-Free Workday and Why Sitting is the New Smoking
2020-07-27
Gary Arenson is the Managing Director and Founder of Ergotherapy. Shortly after leaving the clinical environment, Gary developed the Ergotherapy Solutions corporate training program to teach working professionals how to improve their workspace. It was while working with blue-chip companies that Gary realised that office chairs were completely inadequate.
He then designed and developed the amazing GetOne® and NetOne® ranges of seating. Today, the Ergotherapy brand has transformed many workspaces across the country.
Gary’s ethos and approach to ergonomics speaks volumes- “The pain-free, awesome workday you deserve – that’s my guarantee.”
Join us as we explore:
How to have and take control of a working understanding of your body in your workspace
Why sitting is the new smoking
How to sit great and stand great- both whilst working!
How standing can impact your emotional well being
Gary’s tips on how to manipulate your desk environment and set it up correctly
Gary’s insights on how to sustain long term behaviour change
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Mentions:
- Diabetes: Prolonged sitting may increase diabetes risk in physically inactive individuals: an 11 year follow-up of the HUNT Study, Norway
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28054097/
- Cardiovascular health: Sedentary Behaviors Increase Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Men
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2857522/
- Lower back pain: Low back pain and its relationship with sitting behaviour among sedentary office workers
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003687019301279
- Hopkins study; cancer: Sitting Disease: How a Sedentary Lifestyle Affects Heart Health
- https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/sitting-disease-how-a-sedentary-lifestyle-affects-heart-health
Ergotherapy discounts for Made To Thrive clients
Made To Thrive clients receive a 10% discount on the physio-designed ergonomic office chairs and height adjustable standing desks. Each unit is designed with quality and comfort in mind and can be customised to fit your required style.
Contact Gary/ Ergotherapy
- www.Ergotherapy.co.za
- Email: gary@ergotherapy.co.za
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ergotherapy-solutions/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ErgotherapySolutions/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCX6RzqqTqzxptN6l_q-k8A
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