San Diego, CA – Leading biotechnological products distribution company MyBioSource is excited to announce the release of its latest survey, which explores the impact of Standing on health and work. The study compared experiences across various work environments with a comprehensive survey of 1,000 employed Americans to offer insights into how something as simple as standing might influence more than just health but also job satisfaction, productivity, and even salary.

Sedentary work is increasingly common these days, bringing the role of physical activity in the workplace — especially standing — into the conversation around workers’ health and productivity. To examine the relationship between standing habits and overall well-being, MyBioSource surveyed 47% of Americans working in-person, 27% in hybrid, and 25% who worked remotely to see if standing habits significantly impacted the workforce’s health across different industries and work settings, such as education, government, hospitality, retail, and finance.

MyBiosource’s key takeaways from the survey include:

• On average, workers stand for 101 minutes during the workday (1.7 hours).
• More than 1 in 3 remote workers report standing for just 10 minutes or less during the workday.
• More than 1 in 4 remote workers don’t go outside during the workday.
• Workers who stand for at least 30 minutes during the workday are more likely to be satisfied with their jobs (57%).
• Nearly 1 in 4 workers who began standing more at work have seen a positive shift in their mental health, and 1 in 12 report making fewer mistakes.

“Our survey results show considerable variation in daily standing times across different work settings and sectors, indicating a wide range of physical engagement in different job roles,” said a spokesperson for MyBioSource. “Employees in the hospitality, food, and beverage industry have stood for the longest periods each day, in stark contrast to those in finance.”

MyBioSource also discovered that while remote workers are significantly more sedentary than the rest of the workforce, those who work at home benefit from greater flexibility for maintaining physical health during the workday as 83% of remote workers said they take regular breaks, surpassing the 72% in hybrid settings and 55% of in-person workers. 

In addition to its survey, MyBioSource also received helpful tools and practices from respondents that are used to help enhance physical activity and productivity in the workplace, such as standing desks, footrests, or anti-fatigue mats, finding that standing desks also correlated with better health, job satisfaction, and even pay bonuses.

The data from the survey highlights the positive correlations with productivity, mental health, and even earnings while also emphasizing the multifaceted benefits of standing more while working. MyBioSource hopes its findings will stress the importance of ergonomic solutions, especially in fields prone to less physical movement, and help promote physical activity in all work environments, from traditional office settings to remote workspaces, which may lead to happier, healthier, more effective workers.

MyBiosource encourages individuals interested in reading the full results of its study or any of their other research or learn about current ELISA research to visit their website today.

About MyBioSource

Founded in 2006, MyBioSource is the number 1 supplier of reagents in the life science community, offering an extensive range of products, including ELISA Kits, antibodies, and recombinant proteins. Catering to the needs of researchers in various fields of biology and medicine, MyBioSource has become the leading one-stop searchable collection of biological reagents online.

More Information

To learn more about MyBiosource and the release of its survey that explores the impact of standing on health and work, please visit the website at https://www.mybiosource.com.

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