Ergonomic working at a beautiful desk
The corona crisis has ensured that (partly) working from home has become established. So that home workplace is a keeper. It is just so nice and important for your health that the place is ergonomically designed. For example with a sit-stand desk. Health net tested such an agency for you.
The desk I get to test is from the German office furniture company FlexiSpot and is type E8. I am immediately enthusiastic when choosing the colors and materials. There are many options to choose from: from a simple white frame to a table top made of cherry wood. I chose a black frame with an ebony top, which looks nice and stylish in our attic.
Besides that the desk is beautiful, it is also easy to assemble. All parts are numbered and the manual is very clear. In addition, everything is well packed, so that the risk of damage is very small. Nice!
Easy in use
Once it’s put together, I’m struck by how easy it is to use. With the control panel, you can put the table in a sitting or standing position at the touch of a button. You use the up or down arrow to do this. Once you have found the correct heights, you can save them with the M button. So next time you don’t have to think about that anymore. You can even set sitting and standing positions – from 60 to 125 centimeters – for two people. So if your partner also wants to work at the desk from time to time, that’s no problem.
Do you have a kid who likes the buttons a little too much? Then press the M button again and hold it for five seconds. The control panel is now locked. This is useful and important, because you can only change the table position for two minutes at a time. He must then remain in that position for at least 18 minutes.
I also like that the desk is equipped with an automatic stop system. For example, if the desk goes down to go into a sitting position and there is a cupboard in the way, it stops automatically and returns to the standing position. There are three sensitivity levels: one, two and three. I haven’t tested this feature yet – I hope I never need it – but the highest level should make the agency respond faster than the lowest level.
Ergonomic
All those functions are nice, but I think the most important thing is that you can work on them well and in an ergonomic way. And it certainly is! If, like me, you have office legs and are therefore not used to standing for long, it takes some getting used to. That is why it is also recommended to build up the standing slowly. That’s what I do now: I spend at least an hour behind the desk every working day. Hopefully I’ll manage to build this up to two hours and who knows, an entire afternoon. I choose to stand after lunch to counter the well-known afternoon dip. That seems to work, because I feel alert longer when I’m standing than when I’m sitting. Ideal!
In short: I am very happy that I was able to test the desk, because I am more productive and I also work on my health. Moreover, it is a beautiful, safe and ergonomic desk that fits perfectly in our attic.
This article was written in collaboration with FlexiSpot: an office furniture company in Germany that offers innovative workplace furniture solutions. With warehouses located all over the world, including 13 in the Americas, they can deliver anywhere quickly and easily. In addition to desks, the company also offers other beautiful, ergonomic products such as a bicycle seat and laptop stand.
