How to organize your office storage to keep you fit

Open plan offices have been recently linked to more active and less stressed employees, compared to those working in cubicles.

By using office storage to divide open spaces in an office environment, you can create new routes to encourage employees to get up and walk around the office. After finding which office storage solutions suit your office best, think about how you can position them in a way which is both convenient but also out of reach, so the team must get out of their chairs and walk to it.

This is important because experts recommend taking a movement break every 30 minutes, as sitting down for long periods of time has been linked to earlier deaths. Also consider the style of office storage you are looking for and how it can keep you active. Instead of having mismatched shelves with grab and go files, look for filing cabinets you can organize and label. Looking round for the right cabinet and pulling out the draw to flick through files shouldn’t take up too much working time, but it is good for keeping you on your feet and moving your body for a couple of minutes.