Category: Office

August 7, 2018

5 Benefits of Adding Green to Your Office

Looking to freshen up your work environment? Go green! In addition to giving your workspace a bright new look, adding plants to your office has several proven benefits—from boosting productivity to improving air quality—that you and your team won’t want to miss out on. Whether you spring for a succulent on each desk or opt to install a green roof, you’ll...

June 19, 2018

How to Include Remote Workers in Your Workplace Wellness Program

As digital technologies continue to redefine work, it’s important you adapt to these changes. The influx of remote workers presents some interesting challenges for trying to keep engagement high in your workplace wellness program. We must never forget that remote workers are an integral part of the team, and they can’t forget it either. Promoting wellness is one way to...

March 6, 2018

Surfing at the Office: FluidStance

This post,”Surfing at the Office” was generously written by SmartUp Founder and Visionary Jonathan Littman. Joel Heath slammed into his own personal pain point at his desk job. After a decade in motion, working and playing in the all-year mountain paradise of Vail, Colorado, he’d taken a corporate job with a hot athletic shoe firm. He rose to president, but the long...

February 1, 2018

What Moves You: For Yoga Dan, Mind, Body and Soul Come Together in Movement

Daniel Gottlieb is Yoga Dan. A renowned Yoga instructor who has recently moved from Detroit to New York City, Yoga Dan lives the very definition of a life in motion and bringing people together in movement. He provides innovative instruction focused on unleashing strength, flexibility, and mobility ranging from rooftop classes held atop a Detroit high-rise, to working with professional...

December 6, 2017

Give Your Employees Something Meaningful

This time of year, you try to find gifts for your employees that are both meaningful and carry value for them. Aside from a jaw-dropping year-end bonus, at the end of the day there are three meaningful gifts every employee would appreciate from their employer. “Fun” is a common thread. Experiences Experience marketing doesn’t have to be reserved for Disneyland...

November 16, 2017

Easy Desk Exercises to Combat Unhealthy Habits

That pain in your neck might be the stress of the encroaching holidays — or it could be the strain of sitting (or standing) still all day at work. And as it turns out, your neck isn’t the only thing that sitting can hurt: according to a variety of recent studies, including a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, too...

September 27, 2017

Top 6 Reasons to Move to a Standing Desk

It’s well known that employees who enjoy better health are more productive and happier. They also take less time off from work due to illness. If you and your colleagues sit at desks all day during office hours, it’s important to know about the health benefits a standing or adjustable desk can offer. Investing in standing desks is one way...

August 29, 2017

Mindfulness and Wellness in Corporate Culture

Happy, healthy employees are better employees. It’s no surprise then that according to a recent article in Fast Company, corporate culture wellness programs are a nearly $8B industry in the United States and $40B worldwide, with growth expectations of nearly 8% through 2021. The definition of “corporate wellness” has expanded as employers continue to recognize the value of new, more holistic...

August 22, 2017

Top 9 Habits that Productive Movers Have Mastered

Sometimes it seems like making time for physical activity in your life requires a superpower. After all, who has time to work and work out? But the truth is that striking a balance between exercise and productivity can actually make your life easier, not harder. We’ve outlined the top nine habits that help highly productive people stay physically active, too. They make movement...

August 15, 2017

6 Design Hacks That Will Add Movement to Your Workday

Our team at FluidStance wants to help you be moved, especially as you go through your workday. While we have some great tips for adding movement to your office for free, we’ve also been asked about ways that design can influence how much movement you get throughout the workday. These design hacks—which range from simple fixes to more in-depth renovations—can help any office...