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 […]
The American Heart Association spends every day teaching others about risk factors for heart disease, warning signs of an unhealthy heart, and lifestyle changes to keep your heart strong. These lessons go into overdrive during February’s Heart Health Month. Those “Go Red” promotions have had a huge impact drawing attention to a number one killer […]
With all of the research on the dangers of sitting, people are looking for alternatives to the office chair. One alternative people often try is using an exercise ball or yoga ball rather than a chair. We’re often asked whether we think exercise balls are good option, so here is our two cents. Exercise balls […]
After watching the latest episode of a reality television show, you’ve probably joked: “I might have lost a few brain cells watching this.” Well, the truth of it is that, yes, maybe you did. But the risk of losing a few brain cells is not because of the content you spent a couple hours taking in on […]
You’ve been doing that morning routine for years. Wake up, shower, light breakfast, and out the door to your office. Once at work, you grab your coffee, chat with a co-worker or two, then sit down at your desk. You work, and sit, and work, and sit. You grab some lunch (often at your desk), […]
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 […]