Rebel Desk is the all-new adjustable height desk you’ve been waiting for. We are sitting more than ever - millions of us for more than nine hours a day. Medical experts now say that the effects of prolonged sitting can be as bad as smoking. And adjustable height desks are being heralded as the answer. […]
To kick off standing desk week, here’s a little history lesson. While treadmill desks are a recent phenomenon, standing desks have been around for hundreds of years. One of the earliest standing desk users was Leonardo da Vinci who was known to paint and work on his inventions while using an upright workstation. In the 18th […]
Here at Rebel Desk, we’ve seen some pretty creative “Do It Yourself” standing desk solutions. Case in point: We encourage everyone to take a stand against sitting, but sometimes stacking books and working in linen closets might not be optimal. Here are a few reasons that a DIY standing desk did not work for folks […]
If you have made the switch to one of Rebel Desk’s adjustable desks, we have a few tips to help you ease into life on your feet. 1 - Take It Slow You’ve made the great decision to buy an adjustable desk rather than a stationary standing-height desk. In the first few days of using […]
Deciding that you wanted a treadmill desk was easy. You’ve heard the wonderful health benefits, seen them on television, and watched your favorite celebrity or news anchor tout the wonders of their treadmill desk. But when you started doing research on what’s available for adjustable height desks and under desk treadmills, you realized your options […]
At Rebel Desk, we talk a lot about the future of work stations. Of course we believe that adjustable-height desks are a big part of that future. Closely connected to the rise of adjustable-height desks, is the rise of alternative working spaces. Given recent trends, it seems that the future of work space is a […]
If you live in, well, almost any part of the country, you probably have not been outside much lately. A rare polar vortex is whipping up record cold temperatures and bitter wind chills. Here in Washington, D.C. where Rebel Desk is based, we’ve experienced the coldest weather in 20 years. And it has not been […]
More folks are becoming aware of the dangers of sitting. We’ve written a lot about those dangers and the toll that prolonged sitting can can take on your health. A few years ago, standing desks and adjustable-height desk started to become a trendy way to combat “sitting disease.” Now, adjustable-height desks desks are moving from trendy to […]
If you’re ready to get out of your chair and start standing while you work, we’ve put together a few tips for what to consider when shopping for the perfect standing desk! First, we recommend avoiding desks that cannot adjust between sitting and standing heights. Standing during the day has numerous benefits compared to sitting, […]
Back pain is a big pain. It’s estimated that 65 million Americans suffer from back pain, making it the second most common reason for calling up the doctor. When we sit, we often have poor posture, hunching over laptops or tablets. We crane our necks. We sit on bulky wallets and throw off our spines. […]
At Rebel Desk our mantra is: Sitting sucks. Stand up. Live better. A new study suggests we should add on “Smile more.” A fascinating study recently covered by HuffPost reveals that slouching forward in a chair (something that is hard to avoid after you’ve been sitting for hours on end) can “send ‘sad’ signals to […]