Posture People creating healthy work spaces at home

Posture People announce free online ergonomic advice clinics to create more healthy work spaces at home.

Brighton-based ergonomic experts Posture People are helping people working from home to create a more comfortable and safe home working station using their new free online clinic. The clinic will run fortnightly by MD and professional workstation assessor, Jo Blood.

The workshop has been created following demand for advice following the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown, which has resulted in many more people working from home. Recent research found only 13% of people working remotely have access to a home office and another survey found half of home workers are experiencing more physical pain since they started working at home.

Posture People’s free clinic will share expert advice on how to improve posture and productivity using everyday objects while working from a kitchen or dining room table. Participants will also have the opportunity to ask questions about their home workstations and personal aches and pains caused by working at the kitchen table.

Ergonomic expert and Posture People MD, Jo Blood, has created the clinic to tackle negative side-effects associated with sitting incorrectly. She said: “As working from home becomes more common, it’s important people have a suitable workstation to reduce the risk of long-term health damage, which we know is exacerbated by sitting for long periods of time at a computer.

“With so many people working from home without adequate equipment, it’s time they took action to improve their working environment and time for businesses to step up and provide remote staff with the same level of care they receive in the office,” added Blood.

Posture people also offer advice and have many resources available on their website.