Bellingham, WA — May 1, 2014 — the Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics (BCPE®) is pleased to announce the recent certification of Gene Kay. Gene was granted the distinguished Certified…
Bellingham, WA — May 1, 2014 — the Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics (BCPE®) is pleased to announce the recent certification of Gene Kay. Gene was granted the distinguished Certified…
The LeapBand is a computing device that will get kids exercising, rather than sitting and staring in front of a screen all day.Jump like a frog. Walk like a crab. Spin like a helicopter.Read Full Story
It’s probably not news that sitting in front of a computer all day isn’t good for your health — but do you know just how bad it is? Here’s how your job might be slowly killing you and how to make it better without resorting to a $1,000 treadmill desk….
This Article was written by Carla Turchetti for American Express Open Forum. APRIL 21, 2014 - If you’re sitting down right now to read this, you might want to consider standing up. There’s a growing trend in the workplace to get out of the chair and stand up on the job. “Though I’m still relatively young […]
Ergoweb’s Peter Budnick details his views on the emerging debates surrounding the relationships between ergonomics, a field he believes is fairly well defined, and wellness, a concept that is not well defined, though intuitively appealing. “Ergonomics and wellness complement each other, but they are not one and the same,” he concludes.
A friend of mine was recently renovating his home office. It had been 30 years since he bought the furniture that was in it. The task was no small job because he had a huge steel desk. My friend had inherited the desk from his company years ago as the company moved away from steel […]
Fast Company Web Producer Cia Bernales made the switch to a standing desk a year ago. She shares why she’s never going back to a regular office chair and how her posture got a new angle.It all started with a bet.Read Full Story
With all of the research on the negative effects of sitting, you might be ready to might the leap (or stroll) to a walking desk. Perhaps you are wondering though whether a walking desk will impact the quality of your work. I find that many folks have misconceptions of how they will use a walking […]
This might just be our favorite day of the year here at Rebel Desk. Today is National Walking Day! What exactly is National Walking Day? Here’s the lowdown from the American Heart Association: These days, adults are spending more time at work than ever before. An unfortunate side effect is that, as a nation, we’re becoming […]
I field lots of questions from Rebel Desk customers interested in our walking desk. The questions can be as simple as “how fast can I go?”– ( two miles per hour, by the way), to “can I move it around if I wanted to?”– (yes you can, it has two front wheels). One question that […]