A report by MPs and peers has warned telling children to “sit still” sets them up for a lifetime of obesity. Parents and teachers should encourage children’s natural inclination to be physically active instead of telling them to stop fidgeting or to be seated for long periods. Fitness experts said today’s children were being fed a […]
Oliver Holcroft and Rufus Gordon-Dean, ex-Army officers who between them spent 700 days battling the Taliban in Helmand Province, are at the forefront of one of London’s fastest growing trends. The pair of former public schoolboys have set up their own preschool company, offering physical, brain-stimulating classes to children between the ages of two and […]
A new study of 1000 women has found that UK female office workers are consuming an extra 100,000 calories a year from snacking at their desks. The study shows they indulge in at least three snacks during a typical working day, totaling almost 500 calories – with 39 percent admitting to hiding away packets of […]
A new report has revealed the mental health benefits of just an hour’s physical activity a week. It seems there is nothing a workout can’t cure. Here is why we should all sit less and move more. Are you sitting comfortably? Don’t! Stand up and walk around the house. Leave your desk and jog down […]
This week we’ve been featured in the National news with our EIGER Student standing desk and one of our customers. Kewstoke Primary in Kewstoke, Weston-super-Mare were approached by The Times. The Telegraph, The Daily Mail and The Sun about them purchasing EIGER Students and why. To finish it off ITV News cameras went to the […]
National Fitness Day began with a bang this morning as Britain’s leading TV and Radio stations beamed ukactive’s live kick-off event to millions across the country. BBC Breakfast and Sky News were broadcasting live from the London launch event, while BBC Radio 5 Live and Global Radio (the company behind Capital Radio, Radio X, LBC, […]
Today we delivered 2 sets of EIGER Pro Standing Desks to two of Manchester’s leading digital companies – PushON and The Big Partnership. Both of them were keen to have the chance of spending less time in their respective offices glued to a chair. It’s always rewarding to meet people who are genuinely enthusiastic to […]
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is today launching a new campaign with the health and wellbeing of small business owners, their staff and the self-employed at heart. The new drive from FSB will help its members – and the wider 5.5 million-strong small business community across the UK – reap the benefits of a […]
Today we met up with the MD of Dreamr, Mylo Kaye, one of Manchester’s top app development companies. Mylo is one of Manchester’s inspirational business people. Ten years ago he was homeless. Today Dreamr is on course to turnover £1M. Dreamr is a very cool company with an office space to match. Mylo was delighted […]
Today we delivered an EIGER Standing Desk to Rachel Wilkinson MD of Wilkinson Chiropractic in Ilkley (UK). Rachel is passionate about maintaining a healthy spine and also living an active every day life. We have a lot in common. Rachel gave us a superb insight to the strain put on the human spine through incorrect […]
