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Why TAKE a STAND?
Do you sit at your desk all day? Research indicates that you may want to rethink this position and take a stand! Here are some of the top priority reasons one should consider standing at their desk to improve their health and productivity. [...]
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Children Need to Move More and SIT LESS Every Day! | Healthy Families BC
This posting outlines some of the key contributors to childhood obesity and reasons why it is essential for our children to sit less and move more! [...]
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NextDesks
Looking for a standing desk with ALL the bells and whistles? Check out the NextDesk line! [...]
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Can sitting too much kill you?  Scientific American Blog Network
A leading young researcher discusses the impact of sedentary behaviour on our health in a guest blog for scientific american. [...]
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Sit Less, Stand More: Your Health Depends On It
Where do you fall on the sitting spectrum? This study classified low levels of sitting time as under three hours a day, moderate levels of sitting time as three to eight hours, and high levels of sitting as more than eight hours of sitting each day. [...]
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7 benefits of regular physical activity participation
Exercise is well known to be one of the best medicines available to man. Individuals who increase their activity levels will improve there health & fitness, energy levels, stamina, quality of life, and reduce their risks for chronic disease and premature death. It will also improve your relationship [...]
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Sit Less Move More – Wake up to the hazards of sitting
The negative effects of sitting are a global crisis. To reduce our risk of chronic disease and premature death we need to find ways to get up and out of our office chairs. Here's a good story from the Newzeland Herald. [...]
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Do you have it in you to sit less & move more?
Did you know that the average North American is provided with 15.5 hours of sitting opportunities per day? If you have ever considered standing at your desk to improve your health & productivity, look no further! Here is all the information you need to take action!     [...]
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