AdvantEdge Workspaces Blog

  Swimsuit season is here, and spending 8 hours a day sitting at your desk can be an added obstacle to optimal fitness. Whether you’re planning a tropical getaway or a staycation, this summer these alternatives to the average desk set-up can improve your health for the summer and seasons to come. Here are a few ways to change up and get moving, making small changes in our behaviors can yield great results!

Why are the busiest days always the ones with the most tempting distractions? It’s hard not to wonder if there isn’t some strange cosmic joke being played on you when a new project from the highest level comes in right before your big client meeting. How can you stay ahead of the curve and accomplish things, for lack of a better term, like a boss? Start with these 7 ways to avoid the deluge and stay focused even when the cards- and work- is stacked against you:

At AdvantEdge, we know how important it is for companies to maximize their efficiency, and one of the best ways to achieve this is by encouraging staff and employees to take the necessary steps to maintain a healthy and active lifestyle in and out of the office. Throughout the year we will bring you experiences and tips about working in a healthy office that can help create a workplace that nurtures both individual achievement and company success.

Here are 7 general guidelines to keep your productivity trending up while avoid employee burnout:

Author: Gabrielle Jones

What is the most used item in our office space? The desk chair. Your desk chair is just a chair when you’re not sitting there, but once you take a seat, it becomes your home for the next 8 hours. With 86 percent of office workers reporting discomfort from their furniture and equipment, it is obvious that desk chairs matter when it comes to optimizing your office space. But with so many choices, how do you know which one is right for you?  Here are some of the best solutions for making your desk chair more like a welcoming!

Feeling drowsy at work?  Not feeling as productive as usual?  Many workers are experiencing these feelings around this time of year with daylights savings, changing seasons, etc.  A poll conducted by the National Sleep Foundation in 2011 found that 43% of Americans report that they seldom get a good night’s sleep during the work week.  Losing that one hour during daylights savings time is that last step to making an already existing problem worse.

At AdvantEdge Business Centers we pride ourselves on offering all employees and clients with gourmet coffee (and tea) selections in our sleek business lounges and cafe areas.  Many people find that they cannot make it through the workday without their morning cup of Joe (or second cup at lunch … or third in the afternoon). 

Gone are the days of making house calls and running across town to meet with clients and secure business deals. Many workers spend the majority of their day staring at a screen; whether it is a computer, tablet or smartphone. Virtual offices and teleconferencing are great for the modern business; we can work together regardless of time or location, but the unintended impact of being stuck at a desk all day can start to show up in our waistline.

Like any community, a business cannot function without the collective efforts of its members. But what drives employees to produce outstanding outputs?  Unlike the more obvious factors such as quality leadership and healthy communication skills, attention to creating a proper physical work environment often falls to the bottom of the list of priorities. The increasingly prevalent study of office ergonomics has demonstrated that personal comfort is directly related to employee satisfaction and productivity.

Green by principal: Carpool – or, go virtual and don’t commute at all!

Choosing to utilize an executive office suite or virtual office may reduce your carbon footprint! Think of it like a carpool – where the executive office is the vehicle and its office tenants are its passengers – but much more comfortable (we’re talking spacious luxury vehicle).