Economy
Standing Desks Are Good, But Would a Standing Office Be Even Better?
Science says sitting is terrible for your health. A design team responds by doing away with office seating completely—and elegantly.
Out-of-whack upper and lower vertebrae. Higher risks for certain cancers. Increased incidence of obesity (especially for minority women). Unsightly varicose veins and worse, even early death.
Sitting is so bad for people that not even exercise can counteract the toll that it takes on our bodies. Yet the place where many of us sit the longest—at our office jobs, plinking away at keyboards—offers few alternatives. Yes, standing desks come in a wide range of designs, from the serious to the decidedly less so. But at root, standing desks and workplace workouts are only office-place adjustments to make working a little healthier for workers.