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 ...

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

(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 ...

To sit or stand? It’s the great debate of modern office drones. A new, yearlong study about the ergonomics of work suggests you might want to do both. In the study, people report feeling physically ...

(Reuters Health) - Workers who use sit-stand desks may reduce the amount of time they spend in a chair by more than an hour a day, according to a review of research on the best ways to curb sedentary ...

As a writer dedicated to focusing almost exclusively on software application development and data management, it’s tough to cover hardware and gadgets. What’s tougher is that I focus on enterprise ...

Oct. 11 (UPI) --Desks that allow workers to sit as well as stand while using a computer apparently improve job performance and psychological health, according to a trial. Researchers in Britain and ...

Standing desks became trendy because of their ability to cut into your sitting time, thereby improving your health and wellness in the workplace. And a small new study says the benefits don’t stop ...