Standing desks may be bad for your health, new research finds
Standing desks may not improve the health risks associated with sitting at your desk all day, a new study has found.
New Research Reveals That Standing Desks Could Actually Be Harming Your Health
Sit-stand desks reduce sitting but don’t lower blood pressure, and prolonged standing without movement may harm cardiovascular health, according to a recent study. A study led by an epidemiologist fro
Standing desks are bad for your health, according to a new study
The global market for standing desks is booming, projected to reach US$12.6 billion by 2032 (£9.7 billion). These desks have been hailed as a simple fix for the health risks associated with sitting all day.
Sit Or Stand? New Study Questions Health Benefits Of Standing Desks
A long-term study monitoring health impacts of 83,000 adults have definitely found that standing desks per se might not be all they're worked up to be.
Effects of Sit-Stand Desks on Health and Blood Pressure
Alternating between sitting and standing reduces sedentary behavior but doesn't lower blood pressure, with excessive standing possibly harming cardiovascular health.
Turns Out Standing Desks Aren't All They're Cracked Up to Be, Science Suggests
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 people than ever traded in their morning commute to the office for a mid-day shuffle to their living
Your standing desk isn’t making you any healthier
A large new study found that standing for more than two hours a day doesn’t protect against the cardiovascular risks of too much sitting.
New study suggests standing desks may not be the fix for heart health
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 of thousands of participants throws cold water on those claims,
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The best standing desks for 2024
But there are a lot of excellent sit and stand computer desks out there to pick from. Do you opt for an expensive model with quieter motors, greater weight tolerance, and a fancy hardwood ...
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Standing Desks Aren’t Just Useless—They Might Also Be Bad for Your Health
Sit-stand desks, designed to facilitate easy position changes, offer a promising solution. They promote frequent posture changes and can alleviate discomfort associated with prolonged static ...
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sitting desks
These chic, modular, customizable desks are perfect for sprucing up your home office—and your work ethic. Scientists have good news and bad news about sit-stand desks A new meta-study analyzed ...
Standing desks are not the answer to decreasing blood pressure, clinical trial shows
Alternating between sitting and standing at work decreases sedentary behavior, but it has no effect on lowering blood ...