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When you've got so much to do, it's hard to keep track of it all. With these top productivity apps, "getting things done" will be right at your fingertips.

Feel better, work better: Standing boosts productivity

There's an app for almost everything these days, and we thank the many techie innovators for that. But before you sit down and get to downloading to make your workday easier, consider tackling your workload standing up.

Recently, standing desks have become popular in offices and in schools, for good reason. Texas A&M University researchers discovered in 2016 that not only do these versatile desks support calorie burning while reducing the risk of obesity, but they can help to increase productivity. In schools, students using standing desks have seen improvements in their attention and cognitive function. In workplaces, adults using standing desks have seen changes to their productivity. After examining two groups of call center workers over six months, researchers found that those who used workstations with standing capabilities were roughly 46 percent more productive than those sitting at traditional desks.

If your office has a wellness program, all the better. In 2017, University of California Riverside researchers also learned that corporate wellness programs benefit both companies and team members by improving productivity. Corporate wellness programs, already known to cut down on sick days and lower health insurance costs, yielded one extra productive workday a month for the average team member who participated.