A new meta-study analyzed all the research on sit-stand desks. They found that while standing desks probably won’t help you lose weight, there are other reasons to buy one. 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
6 Famous People Who Used Standing Desks
The standing desk fad hasn’t always been a fad; in fact, it has deep roots in the evolution of the workstations we know and use now. Standing desks surfaced in the 18th and 19th centuries–early proof can be found in an 1883 Popular Science article, advising professionals to get a “telescope-desk” at ”the first symptoms of indigestion.”
This is how many pounds you can lose in a year by standing for six hours a day instead of sitting
Brace yourself: The calorie-burning benefits of standing versus sitting will not, at first blush, blow you out of your seat. Spend a minute upright instead of seated, and the additional energy expended amounts to less than one-tenth of a calorie (0.04 of a calorie, to be exact). But a new study that combines the best
Research – Reminders motivate to use height adjustable desks
A Danish behavioural design agency has studied how users of height adjustable office desks use their desks and what motivates users to use it optimally. Many companies around the world provide their office workers with height adjustable desks. However, when it comes to the actual usage of the desks, the “human factor” plays in. People
