Sitting

Productivity

These 7 Amenities Cost Little but Make Your Home Office Much More Productive

You deserve a chair that doesn't hurt to sit in, and why would you spend all day in a room without enough light for a plant to survive?

Living

If You're Going to Sit at Work, Make Sure You're Doing It Right (Infographic)

While it has become popular to call sitting the new smoking, standing all day is not without its health risks. Here's how you can make sure that when you are sitting, you are sitting ergonomically.

Health & Wellness

Excessive Sitting Could Shorten Your Life. Engineer Activity Into Your Routine Today.

A 2014 study estimates that every two hours of sitting cancels out the benefits of 20 minutes of exercise.

Health & Wellness

New Study Concludes That Standing Isn't Necessarily Healthier Than Sitting Down All Day

Both are problematic in that they encourage a sedentary workday.

Health & Wellness

Here's Another Scary Reason to Get Off Your Butt and Move

When you do this for too long too often, and you're likely doing it now, you could seriously damage this essential organ.

Leadership

Why You Should Encourage Your Team to Take Even Decaf Coffee Breaks

Breaks, with or without coffee, help employees relax, share information and build camaraderie.

Fundraising

Sick of Sitting? Tired of Standing? Take a Load Off With This 'Leaning' Desk.

Forget leaning in. It's time to lean back. With this recliner behind you, you can slouch on the job like you mean it.

Science & Technology

4 Ways to Fight 'Text Neck' and Get Moving at Work

Consider investing in employees' well-being in the office and find fun ways to keep your team in shape.

Health & Wellness

Don't Let Too Much Sitting at Your Desk Harm Your Health

Here are five simple ways to keep moving and stay healthy.

Health & Wellness

Cubicles Were Originally Designed to Set Us Free and Now They're Slowly Killing Us

Working in a box does much more than drive you up a wall -- even the man who designed the cubicle knew that.

Health & Wellness

In This Vision of a Healthier Workplace, Sitting Is Not Allowed

Dutch visual artist Barbara Visser is taking an edgy stand against the dangers of sitting at work all day.

Health & Wellness

5 Unhealthy Workplace Habits to Break in 2015

The time you once devoted to fitness and cooking healthy meals now goes to spreadsheets, presentations and meetings. Will you remedy this next year?

Growing a Business

Apply the Brakes Before You Break

Instead of keeping a constant connection to smart devices, many professionals might benefit from taking time to chill, move and unplug.

Health & Wellness

What's Really Killing You (and It Isn't Ebola)

You're probably doing something dangerous as you read this, and it's shortening your lifespan.

Productivity

Does This Desk Increase Productivity or Simply Make You Look Ridiculous?

A couple of inventors in San Francisco built a 'Human Hamster Wheel' desk in 24 hours. You have to see it to believe it.