AI-Powered · Research-Backed · Hannover Pilot Open

Science-backed well-being
for every desk worker
hydration, stress & movement as one.

Built on peer-reviewed HCI research from Leibniz University Hannover. Fit@Desk fuses three physiological signals simultaneously — so the AI knows when you are dehydrated, stressed, and have not moved, and delivers the one intervention that matters most, right now.

Fit@Desk in action
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92%
Hydration
adherence
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79%
Break
engagement

Recognized & Supported By

Niedersachsen.Next — Best Idea Award
Digital Health City Hannover
Young Entrepreneurs in Science
Leibniz University Hannover
AOK Endorsed
92%
Hydration AdherenceAchieved in office worker pilot studies using the Fit@Desk water gauge
79%
Break Engagement RateEmployees actively completing sedentary break interventions
5+
Peer-Reviewed PublicationsPublished at ACM CHI, INTERACT, and CUI

Built on Research.
Proven in Pilots.

Fit@Desk was not built by guessing at user behaviour. It was born from years of scientific research into how desk workers experience dehydration, stress, and sedentary fatigue.

Every feature is grounded in peer-reviewed evidence. The 4-7-8 breathing protocol, hydration goal personalisation, and movement timing are all derived from published science — not best guesses.

Our mission: to embed science-backed well-being habits into the workday automatically, without disrupting flow.

Scientific Foundation
  • Mild dehydration shown to impair attention, alertness, and reaction time
  • 65–80% of desk workers experience musculoskeletal pain from prolonged sitting (EU-OSHA)
  • 76% report daily work stress; 12B working days lost to mental health annually (WHO/Gallup)
  • Interventions developed with direct medical expert input
Fit@Desk research
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Best Idea Award
Niedersachsen.Next — Transfer X Machen

Three signals. One intelligent system.

Each pillar is powerful alone. Together, they give the AI a complete picture of each employee's workday health.

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Stress Detection & Intervention

Real-time heart rate monitoring via smartwatch detects elevated stress. Fit@Desk triggers a guided 4-7-8 breathing exercise when your physiology says you need it, not when a clock says so.

Real-time HR monitoring Stress Detection
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Hydration Tracking

Our hardware water gauge device tracks actual sip-level intake, not self-reported estimates. The AI sets personalised daily goals and delivers context-aware nudges timed around your workflow.

Hardware-grade accuracy Hydration Tracker
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Sedentary Behaviour Solutions

After 60 minutes of continuous sitting, Fit@Desk issues a gentle intervention: a 20-step micro-movement goal plus guided stretching with voice and visual cues.

AI-timed interventions Sedentary Solutions

The Multi-Signal AI Advantage

When you are dehydrated and showing elevated heart rate and have not moved in 50 minutes, three separate apps fire three separate alerts. Fit@Desk reads the combined context and delivers the single most important intervention for that specific moment.

Built by a researcher who measured the problem first.

Shashank Ahire
Shashank Ahire
Founder & CEO

Research Scientist in Human-Computer Interaction at Leibniz University Hannover. Shashank has spent years scientifically studying how desk workers experience dehydration, stress, and sedentary fatigue. Fit@Desk is the product of that research, backed by 5+ peer-reviewed publications at ACM CHI, INTERACT, and CUI.

From the Lab to the Desk

Blog post
December 12, 2024

Enhancing Office Worker Health and Well-Being: The Impact of Fit@Desk

Read Article

Join the
Hannover Pilot

We are actively seeking pilot partners in the Hannover region — companies with 50–500 employees who want to be part of building the future of workplace health.

Email
shashank.ahire@hci.uni-hannover.de
Website
www.FitAtDesk.com
Location
Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
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