When was the last time you watched a football game and didn’t see huge sports drink coolers along the sidelines? Or when have you seen a cyclist in the Tour de France not have a pair of water bottles stashed in their bike frame?
Never, right? That’s because, for peak athletic performance, we ...
Standing desks offer multiple health benefits: improved posture, more calories burned, and better productivity. But fatigue is an issue some stand up desk users face. Luckily, there are several practical ways to combat muscle weakness while working at your stand up desk....
Research shows that standing desks lower your risk of obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. If this evidence alone isn’t enough to convince your boss you need a stand-up desk, we’ve compiled four convincing facts that keep them from saying “no.”...
Finding time for exercise is a challenge during the work week. After a long day at the office, errands and traffic delays leave us tired and uninterested in hitting the gym or going for a walk. And during the workday, most office workers feel tied to their desks, fearing their movement will make the...
According to health experts, back and neck pain are among the most common reasons people miss work. Many people will experience symptoms at least once in their lives. An ergonomically ill equipped work environment is typically the root of these issues. Symptoms of neck and back pain may include musc...
“A few months ago, I fired my chair and brought in a stand-up desk,” writes Patrick J. Skerrett, managing editor for digital media at Harvard Health Publications. “This move has made a huge difference in my work day. My back isn’t so achy. I’m taking several thousand mo...
"Sitting is the new smoking," declares Smithsonian magazine. Quoting new research from the Mayo Clinic, this article gives advice on how to combat the sitting syndrome. “Step one is get up. Step two is learn to get up more often. Step three is, once you're up, move. We’ve discovered that...
Chris Spurlock of the Huffington Post writes a love letter to his standing desk, asserting that working upright dramatically improved his Tietze syndrome. He says, “For anyone suffering from back pain or any other inflammatory condition caused by spinal issues, I'd recommend giving the standin...
Forbes joins the lively debate about the benefits of stand up desks. This article mentions numerous proven advantages to stand up workstations, such as “they give you more energy and improve posture.” It also explains that “the CDC has found that standing desks ...
The Washington Post published a thought-provoking infographic on “The Health Hazards of Sitting.” The story notes: “We know sitting too much is bad, and most of us intuitively feel a little guilty after a long TV binge. But what exactly goes wrong in our bodies when we park ourselv...
