These tips from StabilityAce allow you to self-test your posture: The Wall Test – Stand with the back of your head touching the wall and your heels six inches from the baseboard. With your buttocks touching the wall, check the distance with your hand between your lower back and the wall, and your neck and the wall. If you can get within an inch or two at the low back and two inches at the neck, you are close to having excellent posture. The Mirror Test (Front view) Stand facing a full length mirror and check to see if: Your shoulders...

After a month in the DeskStand team, this is my experience: First of all, my name is Eléonore I am the new “happiness and community manager”. I’m from France, where the winter and cold reign now. What was a pleasure to arrive in this beautiful country and to be greeted warmly by a friendly work team. So, I’m going to tell you, what is happening behind the scenes of DeskStand: When I arrived downstairs, in the factory there was music, a lot of machines for the wood, workers worked very closely and and obviously there was a good smell of...

Job Details:DeskStand™ is a Health Posture Leader that specialises in ergonomic products for the working environment. We design, manufacture and supply Sit-Stand, Standing Desks that are adjustable to suit various users needs. We are looking for a fun, highly creative, ambitious and driven individual to join our Cape Town office as a Digital Marketing Intern.The Role: The candidate will be responsible for supporting the DeskStand™ Marketing Department by contributing toward: Writing Blog posts and press releases Creating and posting Social Media and Mailchimp content Designing and creating various in-house marketing/graphic material Developing Facebook ADS which inline with our current marketing...

(CNN) By now, you have probably heard about the possible benefits of a standing desk: It could help you burn more calories during the day and reduce back and neck pain. But a new study suggests that standing desks could also boost productivity for some employees by a whopping 46%. Researchers studied the productivity of employees at a call center for a pharmaceutical company over a six-month period after the company purchased standing desks. The employees spent most of their days talking with clients on the phone about health issues, and their productivity was graded based on metrics such as whether...

In The Pretty Blog offices, we regularly stand and work at our office counter – we find that we’re able to focus better and get tasks done quickly and efficiently (because when you’re standing, you want to finish things as quickly as possible!). Recently, we were introduced to DeskStand, a company based in Cape Town, which specialises in ergonomic stands for your computer or laptop. The concept is based on the reality that most of us lead a sedentary lifestyle – we don’t get up and take a walk as often as we should. Our team participated in the two-week...