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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

First, they came for our chairs. Science told us that sitting would kill us – one analysis of 47 studies found that prolonged sitting, like a person, does in an office, increasing the risk of heart ...

In recent years, standing desks have gained popularity as a healthy alternative to traditional sitting desks. They offer ...

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 ...

(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 ...