wellness

06 Jan, 25

activity, best practices, break, News, Office Ergo, stretching, techniques, wellness

Online Meeting Overload? Six Ergonomics Strategies

Only a few years ago, virtual meetings were seen as a necessary evil. Meetings often started with audio problems and were frequently interrupted by connection issues. While tech issues haven’t disappeared completely, they don’t frazzle us as much as they used to. Virtual meetings are now viewed more favorably as a way to make better […]

16 Dec, 24

best practices, Ergo at home, footwear, News, wellness

8 Holiday Kitchen Tips to Save Your Back (and Boost Your Baking Game)

This article shares practical ergonomics tips to help you stay comfortable, prevent fatigue, and enjoy a pain-free holiday season while cooking and baking in the kitchen.

29 Nov, 24

activity, balance, break, exercise, News, Office Ergo, productivity, Quality, safety, strength, stretching, wellness

PROVING that MOVING helps – we need help!

If you’ve been driving for hours, you know that you should pull over, get out, and move around. If you’ve been raking leaves for an hour, you need to stretch. If you’ve been staring at a screen for hours, shouldn’t you give your eyes a break? If your back aches just thinking about shoveling snow, […]

22 Jul, 24

best practices, Driving, health care, Industrial, injury, Manual handling, strength, stretching, techniques, wellness

Got back pain? Ergonomics solutions for back pain

If you end most work days with a crick in your back, you’re not alone. Most of us will experience back pain at some point in our lives, and once we’ve had it once, we’ll be susceptible to recurrences. But back pain is not an inevitable consequence of work. And ergonomists know a lot about […]

24 Jun, 24

activity, balance, break, exercise, microbreak, strength, stretching, wellness

Boost employee well-being and productivity with ‘Move-it!’ microbreaks

If your workplace has toyed with the idea of a pre-shift stretching program, please read on. We just launched our “Move-it!” package, which is a very flexible set of materials, designed to be implemented as a microbreak activity program. Today I want to talk about: What are microbreaks? What type of activities make good breaks? […]

22 Apr, 24

best practices, ergo program, Industrial, Manual handling, techniques, wellness

Creating a Culture of Ergonomics: Employee Engagement Strategies

Safety and Health Week is coming up in May, and our clients are calling on us to help them promote ergonomics in their workplaces. Fostering a culture of employee engagement in an ergonomics program involves several key strategies. Training and education: These are two different, but related things. Education provides knowledge – supervisors and managers […]

15 Apr, 24

assessment, best practices, Office Ergo, wellness

Our stories: Home office assessments for corporate employers

In most home offices, workers have already purchased or repurposed furniture, and space and lighting constraints and common. Home office assessments require us to evaluate equipment and determine what we can use, and what needs to be replaced.

17 Feb, 24

Ergo at home, footwear, News, techniques, wellness

Five fun ergo things to do on Family day

Ergonomics applies at work AND at home. Here are five things you can do with your family, to start a discussion about ergonomics. Inspect your winter boots. Are they warm? Do they have good tread to prevent slips? Do they keep moisture out? If you’re shopping for boots, check here first, for help selecting an […]

wellness

Online Meeting Overload? Six Ergonomics Strategies

PROVING that MOVING helps – we need help!

Got back pain? Ergonomics solutions for back pain

Boost employee well-being and productivity with ‘Move-it!’ microbreaks

Creating a Culture of Ergonomics: Employee Engagement Strategies

Our stories: Home office assessments for corporate employers

Five fun ergo things to do on Family day

What is ergonomics?

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