{"id":125,"date":"2013-10-18T12:01:17","date_gmt":"2013-10-18T19:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ergodirect.com\/blog\/?p=125"},"modified":"2018-07-10T15:45:57","modified_gmt":"2018-07-10T22:45:57","slug":"falling-asleep-at-work-heres-your-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ergodirect.com\/blog\/falling-asleep-at-work-heres-your-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"Falling Asleep at Work? Here’s Your Solution"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Fallin-asleep\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Are you having trouble staying awake at work?<\/p>\n

The National Sleep Foundation\u2019s 2008 Sleep in America poll found that 29% of its respondents fell asleep or became drowsy at work.<\/p>\n

What can you do to stay awake?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Try your best to get enough rest the night before.<\/li>\n
  2. Keep your work place at a nice working temperature that isn’t too hot.<\/li>\n
  3. Take a brief walk around on your break.<\/li>\n
  4. Use a standing desk or sit-stand workstation<\/a>. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    How can sit-stand workstations help you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

    When you become drowsy, raise your workstation to a standing position.<\/p>\n

    This helps get your blood flowing which will wake you up. It also prevents musculoskeletal disorders like shoulder, back, neck and wrist pain.<\/p>\n

    In the long run, using a sit-stand desk to switch positions can help avert obesity and other health issues<\/a> like diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.<\/p>\n

    How should you use this kind of workstation?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    This NASA study\u00a0<\/a>recommends changing\u00a0your position (from sitting to standing) every 20 minutes. Whether you’re sitting or standing, you could harm yourself if you maintain one position for too long. Sit-stand desks can help make position alternations easier.<\/p>\n

    Which workstation is best for me?<\/strong><\/p>\n

    We highly recommend<\/strong> the\u00a0Ergotron WorkFit-A<\/a> with a suspended keyboard tray to overcome drowsiness at work.<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

    These workstations sell below $500 and have four main advantages:<\/p>\n