If your job puts you in front of some kind of screen all day, no doubt, you spend a lot of time sitting. From email to instant messaging, the technology designed to make our lives easier and more ...

Over the last several decades, American workers have shifted from physically active manufacturing jobs to more office-based, sedentary ones. Since the 1950s, there has been a 60% reduction in the ...

When epidemiologist Pavani Ram gets to her office in the mornings, she drops her bags, logs into her computer, kicks off her shoes and begins work — standing up. Ram, associate professor of social and ...

ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — As more individuals and companies realize the health, comfort and productivity implications of sitting at desks during working hours, the demand for ...

Researchers were interested in determining if a study using a psychophysical protocol could provide guidance for the development of guidelines for standing computer workstations similar to those for ...

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Introducing sit-to-stand workstations in the office significantly reduces sitting at work but can result in slight increases in sitting outside of working hours, new research reveals. Introducing ...

October 15, 2012 (UPDATED October 17, 2012) — Desks that give workers the option of sitting or standing while performing their jobs may help cut health risks associated with sedentary occupations, ...

In 2013, the American Medical Association adopted a policy against sedentary behavior and encouraged employers to offer their employees fitness balls and standing workstations in order to promote a ...

Sitting down to work has only become the norm for the past few generations of modern workers. Michelangelo, Thomas Jefferson, and Ernest Hemingway all stood up when they worked. There’s even evidence ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Forget having a standing desk at the office, try a cycling or treadmill workstation instead. Researchers compared the newest generation of desks, meant to get you on your feet.