STANDY©- Add variety to your everyday life!
Our sitting times are getting longer and longer with negative consequences for our health and our learning behavior. Therefore: reduce your sitting times and try out the STANDY© high table.
“Sitting is the new smoking”
James Levine
US researcher James Levine and his research group have determined that long periods of sitting, i.e. little movement in everyday life, are associated with many chronic diseases. These include, for example, obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes.
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STANDY© is an important measure as part of the comprehensive “Healthy, active University of Bonn” concept, which aims to reduce the amount of time students and employees spend sitting in future. Essentially, the aim is to create alternative ways of changing posture as required, rather than replacing sitting completely. Another goal is to bring about a university-wide cultural change that leads away from long periods of sitting and towards a more active way of teaching, learning and working. This concept is being pursued by University Sports and the Healthy Campus Bonn, with the clear aim of making everyday life more active and healthier. STANDY© is an innovative tool that will help to promote movement in everyday life and thus make a positive contribution to the health and quality of life of the university community.
STANDY© - Standing attachment for more variety
STANDY© is a cardboard attachment for desks of all kinds. It is designed to make it possible to integrate standing phases into everyday life, especially in places where height-adjustable desks are not available. We have started a pilot project at the University of Bonn, for example in some libraries.
The STANDYs© can be used in both work and study contexts. We are currently in the test phase and are using STANDYs© in various environments. Would you also like to test a STANDY©? If you are interested, please contact the Healthy Campus Bonn team.
Benefits
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Attention and focus are increased
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Restlessness, tiredness, boredom and distraction are reduced
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Positive effects on shoulder, neck and back muscles
STANDY© was designed as a simple cardboard template that is inexpensive to produce and can be easily adjusted by users to their individual body size by simply following a printed marking. In addition, it can be easily assembled without the use of tools. As no adhesives or biodegradable cardboard printing was used, the product is fully recyclable, single-origin and can even be composted.
How does it work?
- Select the STANDY© at the appropriate height (1, 2 or 3)
- Take the STANDY© with you and alternate regularly between sitting and standing
- Return the STANDY© after use
FAQs
- Fachbibliothek Philologien, Rabinstr. 8, 4. Etage
- Staatswissenschaftliches Seminar, Adenauerallee 24-42, Juridicum , Erdgeschoss
- Klassische Archäologie, Römerstr. 164, 4. Etage
- Philosophische Bibliothek, Am Hof 1 (Hauptgebäude), 1. Etage
Yes.
The STANDY© is made from one piece and is simply folded together without any tools. In just a few steps, a piece of kraftliner is transformed into a high-quality, ergonomic high table top for everyday work.
Nothing is glued and nothing is screwed!
Simply fold along the folded edges and enjoy.
Promoting health through exercise - a cooperation between university sports and Healthy Campus Bonn