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Who is this guide made for? This guide is designed to reduce sickness absence due to sedentary behavior. Sitting or lying down while awake is classified as ‘sedentary’ behavior. You can be sedentary at work, at home, at school when you travel or in your spare time. Sedentary behavior requires a very low consumption of energy. People are sitting for many hours in front of screens daily, resulting in back, neck and joint pain. Sometimes this pain unfortunately becomes so unbearable that it may result in a sick leave. This guide has been developed to help you avoid becoming part of increasing sick leave statistics. It is for: Individuals who sit all day HR Professionals who would like to give employees some tools for increasing physcial activity throughout the day Managers wanting to combat sick leave amongst your team We hope that the guide will provide you with the right tools to reduce sickness absence. 2
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Why This guide? The guide contains knowledge, exercises and practical advice on how pain in the neck and back can occur. By doing so, hopefully the level of sick leave will be reduced. Backache is one of the most frequent complaints from individuals who sit down most of the day. Several studies indicate whether or not the use of height adjustable tables can have an impact on back pain. It is important to point out that Rome was not built in a day - and this guide should not be seen as a miracle cure that can completely eradicate abscence through sickness. It should only be seen as inspiration for how it can be reduced. The Danes sit on average for between 7-10 hours a day, which is one of the highest numbers in Europe. 3
