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“Can I Stand All Day”?
You know we get this asked so many times when we’re at expositions!
It’s a good question and relevant but the answer is a very simple “yes” if you want to, but you don’t have to!
Firstly we’d like to make the point…why not go and ask a nurse this question or a hairdresser and they’ll tell you that it can be done! If you think about it, we’re just programmed into making sitting a habit – and it’s a bad one.
How to Stand With Good Posture
Learn About Posture From A Team GB Physio
Lee Barker is the principle physiotherapist at Alderbank Physiotherapy, in Grimsargh, near Preston, and a member of the Olympic Physiotherapy Team for London 2012.
Lee was based at the Athletes Village Medical Centre in London and was responsible for providing physiotherapy treatment and support to Olympic athletes from all over the world.
This is Lee’s first hand overview on the problems associated with sitting too much…
Standing desks at Club Workspace London
We want you to freeze! What’s your sitting position? We bet you anything you’re sitting hunched forward, your neck straining forward like an ostrich about to jump the gun. You might even be slumped resting your chin in your hand, the other idly scrolling the touchpad. Your wrists ache, your shoulder muscles feel sore and the lines where your stomach folds over are threatening to become etched in abs that aren’t as hard a stone. You’re not alone…far from it! Most of the UK is guilty of over-sitting. And it’s been a problem ever since people starting working at desks.
The New Age Office
As anyone who works in an office will tell you, it can sometimes feel like we spend our lives sitting at a desk. In fact, many of us spend up to eight hours each day sat staring at our computer screens.
The seated office is a fairly new phenomenon, and it’s only been the norm since the 20th century. But it’s a practice that flies in the face of research on physical activity, which tells us that the seated, sedentary lifestyle we’ve become so accustomed to is having a serious effect on our health and wellbeing. It’s even been linked to cardiovascular problems and diabetes - conditions that are worryingly on the rise. What’s more, this prolonged inactivity is causing damage that can’t simply be undone with a cycle home from work, or an hour at the gym a couple of nights a week.
Would You Like To Run The Equivalent of 10 Marathons A Year Just By Standing Up A Bit More?
The University of Chester in the UK has been researching the standing vs sitting facts.
Obesity epidemic forces president to launch campaign to promote fitness in Mexico
We're Green and Proud to Be.
At iwantastandingdesk.com we're completely behind looking after the environment for future generations whenever and wherever we can. That's why we insisted our desk-tops are made fromCoronary heart disease (CHD) is arguably the UK’s biggest killer
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is arguably the UK’s biggest killer...got us wondering here at iwantastandingdesk.com how much sedentary lifestyle contributes to it?
Ever heard of Dean Karnazes?
Check this guy out…TIME magazine named Dean Karnazes as one of the “Top 100 Most Influential People in the World.” Men’s Fitness hailed him as one of the fittest men on the planet. Among his many accomplishments, he has run 350 continuous miles, foregoing 3 night’s sleep. He’s run across Death Valley in 120 degree temperatures. He’s run a marathon to the South Pole in -40 degree temperatures...want to know one of his secrets...
Child Obesity Hospital Admissions Quadruple.
A report in The Daily Telegraph on 12.06.2013 has revealed the growing burden that the obesity crisis among children in Britain is placing on the NHS.
Most of the admissions to hospital were to tackle conditions that are made worse by obesity, such as asthma and breathing difficulties during sleep, according to a study of NHS statistics.
Famous People And Standing Desks
Many of the world’s great have been inspired and motivated whilst using a standing desk.
Take a look at this list!...
Benjamin Franklin, Donald Rumsfeld, Ernest Hemingway, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, Vladimir Nabokov & Winston Churchill