Traditionally, spending the day on your feet has been considered a downside of any given job. But as mounting research shows the health risks that go along with prolonged periods of sitting, more ...
(CNN) -- Sitting is the new smoking, we're told, and suddenly sit-stand desks are everywhere. But do we know just how healthy they are and the best ways to use them? Science is just now catching up to ...
Without question, inactivity is bad for us. Prolonged sitting is consistently linked to higher risks of cardiovascular disease and death. The obvious response to this frightful fate is to not sit—move ...
TAMPA, Fla. (BLOOM) — For office workers, sitting all day might feel as natural as coffee breaks and group emails that could’ve been just one sentence. But is the solution to all that chair time as ...
For the past five years, U.S. employers and workers have been learning of the health benefits associated with sit-stand desks. While their popularity has surged recently, the technology has actually ...
If you’ve been following the trickle of research coming in on sitting vs. standing desks, you know conclusions are murky. Sitting will kill you! But standing will kill you, too! So what about those ...
The analysis found specifically that using a standing desk doesn’t help people lose weight. Nor does it make them healthier or more productive. Credit: Creative Commons/Juhan Sonin In recent years, a ...
(Reuters Health) - Sit-stand desks reduce daily sitting time and may improve job performance and work engagement, a British study suggests. Researchers who studied 146 National Health Services ...
In a post-pandemic world, 58% of U.S. job holders say they can work remotely at least part of the time, according to a McKinsey and Company study from last year. Because of this, many temporary home ...
The gold standard of adjustable standing desks, the Uplift V2 is worth every penny. The controls are super intuitive, with a keypad on one side that allows you to adjust the desk’s height using ...
These chic, modular, customizable desks are perfect for sprucing up your home office—and your work ethic. Scientists have good news and bad news about sit-stand desks A new meta-study analyzed all the ...
A standing desk could be the best upgrade for your home office. Having used one almost daily for the past seven years, I can say without hesitation that my standing desk is vital to my productivity ...