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 ...

With growing awareness of health risks from prolonged sitting, standing desks have become popular alternatives, but are standing desks truly healthy? A new study highlights that the products are not a ...

Standing desks are a well-known and welcome addition to the office, and now research has uncovered an ideal sit-stand ratio ...

If anything has boomed in the work-from-home space in the last five years it's standing desks (the standing desk market size was valued at $7.8 billion in 2023). With the rise of COVID in 2020, more ...

For those who work from home, or spend their days behind a desk, standing desks have become popular as a way to work in less sedentary time during the day. However, a recent study conducted by ...

A new study finds that over the long term, standing doesn't improve cardiovascular health compared to sitting and could actually increase the risk of circulatory issues, such as varicose veins and ...

The phrase 'sitting is the new smoking' has been on many people's lips in the last few years, as research shows that being sedentary for prolonged period of time is linked to a higher likelihood of ...

When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more It's easy to develop some not so great habits after spending the majority of the work day behind a desk — ...

Standing desks have been trendy for over a decade, due in large part to their claims of increased health for those of us who use a computer for hours every day. A new study with years of data and tens ...

Finding photographic evidence prompted me to turn to my email archive, where Gmail’s version of Gemini proved an effective way to search, revealing that I first started discussing standing desks in ...