Health Effect of Prolonged Standing Posture While Toiling in Kitchens

Gawale L C; Karale S S; Jadhav A A

doi:10.55524/ijirem.2025.12.6.6

Abstract

Kitchen is an important part of house, healthy and nutritious food for family is prepared and cooked, which provides energy to family. It gives energy makes happy, if not, that receives negative energy starts to affect you physically and mentally. It also can affect health. In ancient times many activities were done, like washing utensils, preparing food, etc. Nowadays a kitchen has become a compact, efficient, safe, and easy place to work and is primarily based on sun and wind direction. The posture we adopt during daily cooking plays a vital role in our long-term musculoskeletal health. Traditional kitchens, where people often cook in a sitting position on floor, promote postures that reduce continuous stress on the back and knees, especially for those used it. The study implies that designers need to be educated about the importance of implementing design standards for better health, comfort, and convenience and to improve work efficiency.

Keywords

Kitchen, Design, Posture, Standard

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Cites this article as

G. L. C, K. S. S, J. A. A, "Health Effect of Prolonged Standing Posture While Toiling in Kitchens", International Journal of Innovative Research in Engineering and Management (IJIREM), Vol-12, Issue-6, Page No-34-37, 2025. Available from: https://doi.org/10.55524/ijirem.2025.12.6.6