At Rebel Desk, we know that the sitting epidemic is widespread. So many jobs require people to sit for long stretches of time - from security guards and lawyers to customer service operators and software engineers. And we are always learning about new ways that treadmill desks can improve lives. Today a hair stylist told me […]
Rebel Desk has had an exciting couple of weeks. We have been hard at work with a clear goal in mind: to make it as easy as possible for you to transition away from sitting all day. We have been testing the prototype of our treadmill - The Rebel Treadmill 1000. We’re super excited to […]
I regularly read articles that describe treadmill desks as a great way to multitask. The gist of these descriptions is that work is so demanding that we cannot find time to exercise. But you can jump on a treadmill desk and get exercise while you work! These descriptions really are a sad commentary on our […]
And it’s called . . . (drumroll) . . . physical activity! Um. Really? Yes. Really. Recently the Director of the Center for Disease Control, Dr. Thomas Frieden said: “Physical activity is the closest thing we have to a wonder drug . . . Being active is one of the most important things people of all […]
HuffPost Live recently ran a segment on the dangers of sitting, and it featured a treadmill desk in action. Guest AJ Jacobs was cruising at his treadmill desk while he was interviewed. Jacobs is the author of the hilarious Drop Dead Healthy, which he wrote largely while walking. It appears Jacobs combined an exercise treadmill […]
Arianna Huffington recently launched an initiative called The Third Metric that explores redefining success beyond money and power. I recommend checking out HuffPost’s Third Metric page for some great tips on improving well-being, happiness, and health. One article that caught my attention was on the benefits of walking meetings. I began having walking meetings about […]
Obviously we are big fans of incorporating walking treadmills into offices everywhere. But this recent Buzzfeed post made us think twice about recommending treadmills for the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States. . .
The gratuitous “famous people do it, so should you” blog post! There is a significant contingent of recognizable names who were dedicated to working at standing desks, including: Benjamin Franklin, Virginia Woolf, Ernest Hemingway, Winston Churchill, Leonardo da Vinci, and Donald Rumsfeld. There’s a group of names you don’t get to put together very often. […]
At Rebel Desk, we envision a future in which everyone has the option to sit, stand, or walk while working. Hopefully we are more accurate in our prediction than this one from 1961: Desk of the Future
Keeping track of the latest health and fitness recommendations can be frustrating. One week it is: Do this. Do that. The next week it is: Don’t do this. Don’t do that. I read an article today about how endurance running can increase your chance of dying from a heart condition! Deepak Chopra hit on this […]