Desks that let you sit down or stand up to work may be a trendy piece of office furniture, but the health benefits of these desks are largely unproven, a new Cochrane Review study suggests. The ...

Trends in work, leisure and technology have conspired to turn us all into sitters. We sit at work. We sit at school. We sit while at home. And we sit in the car while conveying our expanding bodies ...

We tested two dozen standing desks for different home office setups. The best are customizable, stable, adjust smoothly, and ...

A new revolution is slowly brewing in organizations in office working, regarding the health and fitness of their employees. Just imagine what havoc can sitting for eight to 10 hours at a stretch ...

Standing desks started gaining popularity around 10 years ago when medical experts began warning that sitting all day wasn’t great for health — and, in fact, it could be dangerous. Ample research has ...

Many of my (male) colleagues have sit-stand desks. With the flip of a switch, the desktop elevates and they can work standing up; another flip and the desk moves back down to its usual position. I had ...

One solution is the new crop of standing desks. The concept itself has been around for centuries. Notables such as Thomas Jefferson and Charles Dickens are rumored to have used them. With growing ...

SIT-STAND desks are not only better for workers when it comes to health but they also boost productivity and leave workers feeling more energised a university study reveals. Despite a growing number ...

The idea of chair alternatives is making its way into Omaha schools.The Westside School District is looking at innovative ways to keep their students focused, by using stand-up desks at Westgate ...

BURBANK, Calif. (KABC) -- Many that try stand-up desks soon realize standing, too, has challenges, and experts say that more movement is the key to better health. "It's really easy to tell people to ...

“When they first came out, sit-stand desks were marketed as a way to lose weight, right? The next kind of cure to obesity,” said April Chambers, assistant professor of bioengineering at the University ...

WEBVTT INTO OMAHA SCHOOLS. KETV NEWSWATCH 7'S CAMILA ORTI HAS THIS NEW STORY AT 6:00. CAMILA: WESTSIDE SCHOOLS IS LOOKING AT INNOVATIVE WAYS TO KEEP THEIR STUDENTS ...