Healthy Working
Experts from the American Cancer Society have found that women who sit for six or more hours per day have a 37% increased risk of premature death. Luckily, the furniture industry is responding to this and in 2007, Steelcase Inc. put to market the treadmill desk known as the Walkstation and Sit-to-Walkstation. Companies such as Humana, Google and Kraft Foods have bought these desks to promote a healthy work style within their own companies. Read this Detroit Free Press article to learn more about how you can prevent health problems at work.
