As a company that is naturally passionate about standing desk products, we were delighted to see a story on the Daily Mail website in August – an article about one woman’s experiment to remain standing as much as possible for an entire month, including during periods of work, rest and play. Her objective was to prove…
Time is a precious commodity, one that each and everyone of us wishes we had more of. The news is full of fads, diets, gadgets and gizmos that are supposed to help us turn back the clock and stay fighting fit long into our twilight years. As you’d expect a lot of these fads are just that, but one unusual discovery has medical health specialists excited: the standing desk.
The image of the writer at work is a favourite stereotype – sitting hunched over a desk, feverishly creating long into the night. However, many of our most well-known and best beloved authors extol the virtues of the standing desk.
We’ve all read the headlines that indicate alarming obesity statistics here in the UK where half of Britain’s population are predicted to be obese before 2050. For some, this may seem too far into the future to prompt concern, but what about the next generation? Primary research analysing health trends states that obesity levels amongst the UK’s children are rising fast.
South Korea has a thriving, high-tech industry and a highly skilled, industrious workforce who have a reputation for being early adopters. One of the latest innovations being adopted in the workplace is standing desks.
The move away from heavy manual labour into a safer office environment has helped the nation’s workforce…
We think that our UK Athletes must spend a reasonable amount of time at their computers – probably sat at their computers – so why not improve their fitness levels even more and…
“I’ve been sitting down all day” is a common refrain among workers, “from the car to work, then all day in work, and in the car all the way home.” By the time you get through the front door, you’re probably exhausted from all that sitting down, and way too tired for a workout at the gym.
You know we get this asked so many times when we’re at expositions!
It’s a good question and relevant but the answer is a very simple “yes” if you want to, but you don’t have to!
Firstly we’d like to make the point…why not go and ask a nurse this question or a hairdresser and they’ll tell you that it can be done! If you think about it, we’re just programmed into making sitting a habit – and it’s a bad one.
