More evidence suggests getting off your seat and moving around is good for your health We know that the amount of time we spend sitting each day wreaks havoc on our health, and in a new paper, researchers show that spending just two hours standing or moving around instead of sitting may have a real positive impact on our health. In the new study published Thursday in the European Heart Journal, researchers had 782 men and women wear activity trackers 24 hours a day for seven days. The monitors tracked how much time the men and women spent stepping, sitting,...

The DeskStand is a healthy alternative to sitting and working. An adaptable, wooden standing desk that improves your posture, keeps you focused and is great for your back.Standing while working can also help you lose weight, up to 200 calories a day. The DeskStand is associated with leading a healthy lifestyle, promoting wellness and is recommended by chiropractors.It retails for R899 and is available for shipping.For more info and to order the DeskStand visit www.deskstand.co or LIKE on Facebook: www.facebook.com/thedeskstand Read our article HERE! The first flat packable South Africa Standing desk

Your workouts may not mean a lot if you sit too much Most of us know that we need to be more physically active. Only 20% of American adults get the recommend amount of physical activity—150 minutes of the moderately intense aerobic kind—each week. But simply moving more isn’t enough, according to a new report published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The benefits of exercise can be blunted if you also spend most of the rest of your day sitting. Dr. David Alter, a heart expert from the University of Toronto and senior scientist at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, and his...

There is a movement of standing rather than sitting – Presenters look at a few alternative designer solutions for encouraging standing while working.Also in studio is Ryan Roberts – founder of locally designed and developed DESKSTAND.