Tips for Starting a Successful Business

Want to Improve Your Start-Up Office Environment? Order Exercise Balls to Use as Chairs

30 September 2016 by Brianna Cole

When you're in charge of ordering new office furniture for your start-up business, you'll have several available options when it comes time to select chairs. While traditional chairs can provide your employees with comfort and keep your workplace looking professional, it can occasionally be fun to switch things up and order exercise balls—which are likely sold by your office-chair supplier. There are many benefits to giving your employees exercise balls to sit on, and each benefit can contribute to a better office environment for everyone. Here are some specific advantages of opting for this form of "chair" for your start-up business.

Better Posture for All

Perhaps the chief benefit of having your employees sit on exercise balls is that doing so will improve their posture and decrease the risk of injuries. When you sit on an exercise ball, you can't help but sit upright. This reduces the occasional slouching that can eventually lead to back injuries. As a manager, it's important for you to be cognizant of the health of your employees. If someone is forced to take time off work because of a back ailment that was caused or exacerbated by slouching, this can be troublesome because many start-ups have a minimal staff to begin with. By encouraging your employees to sit atop exercise balls, you'll have to worry less about back problems among the staff members.

Improved Engagement Among Employees

Having an order of exercise balls delivered to your office can quickly improve the dynamic among staff members, and this is especially important in a start-up environment, as you want your team working well together and having fun at the same time. Instead of silently arriving at their desks and working with minimal interaction, people won't be able to help talking with each other about the colorful balls strewn around the office. People will be laughing and supporting each other as they grow accustomed to sitting comfortably on the exercise balls, and pretty soon you'll have a completely different feeling in the office.

Proof That You're a Hip Business

Start-up businesses often opt to brand themselves as hip and contemporary, and that can make exercise balls a suitable choice. The multitude of colors of balls can add personality to a workplace. This is ideal because many start-up businesses try to keep their workplaces looking fresh and "happening." When you invite potential employees into your office for job interviews, the casual scene augmented by the exercise balls can send a message that this would be a fun place to work.

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