Don’t want to die at your desk? Stand more – It’s hardly breaking news that sitting at work all day is bad for you. Sitting for hours may mean you’ll increase your chances of dying younger than your standing counterparts – no matter how much you work out. If you cut the time you spend parked behind your desk daily, on the other hand, you mayextend your life up to three years. However, even with these grim facts, how many people are really willing to stand up and do something about it?
One solution is the new crop of standing desks. The concept itself has been around for centuries. Notables such as Thomas Jefferson and Charles Dickens are rumored to have used them. With growing research about the health dangers of sitting at work, the commercial market for standing desks is picking up steam. Businessweek reports office furniture maker Steelcase’s sales of stand-up desks are growing at four times the rate of “normal” desks, and Ergo Desktop reports their sales this year for their attachment that converts a conventional desk to a standing one are on pace to triple last year’s sales. From companies such as Google and Facebook and classrooms from elementary to university level, standing desks are starting to pop up everywhere.
Still, just because something is popular doesn’t mean it’s necessarily a quality product, or here to stay. So, FORBES decided to sample six standing desks that have recently come on the market to see how they might integrate one into your work.One solution is the new crop of standing desks. The concept itself has been around for centuries. Notables such as Thomas Jefferson and Charles Dickens are rumored to have used them. With growing research about the health dangers of sitting at work, the commercial market for standing desks is picking up steam. Businessweek reports office furniture maker Steelcase’s sales of stand-up desks are growing at four times the rate of “normal” desks, and Ergo Desktop reports their sales this year for their attachment that converts a conventional desk to a standing one are on pace to triple last year’s sales. From companies such as Google and Facebook and classrooms from elementary to university level, standing desks are starting to pop up everywhere.
Delving into the world of standing desks, I discovered four major practical concerns to consider prior to investing in one: price, convenience, usefulness and goofiness.