People working in open-plan offices are more active and less stressed than people working in separate offices or in an office with partitions, a study showed.. The reason is simple: in open offices, people often get up from their workplace to seclude themselves. That is, they are moving more.

And, as you know, a sedentary lifestyle kills, notes the BBC. Employees of the University of Arizona say: office workers, according to statistics, as a whole are more likely to lead a sedentary lifestyle. This fact is associated with the development of heart disease, fatigue and bad mood.

Scientists specifically assessed the level of mobility and stress in people working in offices with different layouts. It turned out that reduced activity and an increased level of stress go hand in hand. Increased activity, in turn, gave a decrease in stress indicators by 14%.

In open offices, people are 32% more active than people sitting in separate offices, and 20% more than people working in offices with partitions, researchers have established.

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