The study on working on the Aeris Muvmat by the University of Mainz certifies that the active standing mat has strong positive effects on mental and physical performance.
The study concludes that working on the Aeris Muvmat standing mat is significantly better than working on a hard, flat floor in terms of attention, ability to concentrate, heart rate variability, shoulder & neck muscle tension and overall well-being. The Aeris Muvmat is designed to relieve pressure on feet and joints by providing an elastic surface. At the same time, different structures inside the mat encourage users to make small movements that have a positive effect on the entire body.
"The study results prove that with the Aeris Muvmat we have developed a unique support for people who work standing up. And not just in the office, but wherever there is a lot of standing," says Josef Glöckl, founder and CEO of Aeris GmbH, commenting on the findings of Dr. Diana Henz at the Institute for Sports Science of Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schöllhorn at Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz.
The researchers recommend due to their study results to use the Aeris Muvmat "in the work everyday life for the increase of the cognitive efficiency, the subjective Befindlichkeit as well as for the promotion of the health", also a therapeutic application with disturbances of the gait, concentration weakness and disturbances of the synchronization of the brain halves is suggested.
The results in short form. On the active standing mat Aeris Muvmat...
- ...the short-term and long-term concentration ability improve.
- ...both brain halves are activated. Thus the test persons come on
creative solutions and work clearly more efficiently.
- ...increases the plasticity of the brain. Through better networking of the
brain cells with each other (synapse formation), complex thought patterns
become possible.
- ...the cardiovascular system is relieved.
- ...the neck musculature is stretched, the shoulder musculature must be less
compensatory active. In both muscle groups,
tension (and thus pain) is avoided.
- ...subjective well-being improves, the subjects feel
more alert, fitter and better.
The Aeris Muvmat in detail. The comfort zone made of integral foam ensures comfortable standing. The active zone stimulates the foot reflex zones.
The study design
Over a period of two weeks, the subjects simulated an everyday working day at a sit-stand workstation for a total of 10 working days of 4 hours each. Subjects performed standardized, randomized work tasks addressing different areas of cognitive performance as well as everyday office activities (processing e-mails, checking texts, arithmetic tasks, etc.) on screen and in paper form. EEG, ECG and EMG activity were measured before, during and after the work in the experimental and control conditions.
This is already the second impressive study result for the Aeris Muvmat. A study conducted by the University of Stuttgart certified that Aeris Muvmat users showed an increase in muscle activity of around 25 percent immediately after use and that their sense of balance improved.
