Standing Desks & Treadmill Desks

With nearly 40,000 fitness clubs in the United States and millions of FitBits, Apple Watches and other personal tracking devices being used, you’d think Americans would be in the top tier of countries measured by how much exercise they get. But according to a recent report by the World Health Organization (WHO) we Americans actually rank a dismal 143rd out of 168 countries surveyed. Other first world countries with embarrassing stats include the UK (123rd), Singapore (126th) and Australia (97th). Kuwait was at the bottom of the chart (168th), where more than half of their population gets too little exercise. This is in contrast to relatively poor countries like Uganda and Mozambique [...]

With so many Americans opting to work from home, it is important to ensure they have workspace at home that is conducive to health and productivity. It may sound enjoyable to work from a couch or bed, but doing so can lead to back and neck pain. Luckily, investing in a sit-stand desk or treadmill desk at home can relieve the problem.

NEAT certification has an impressive body of research behind it. It regulates manufacturers’ claims and offers the consumer and the employer valuable insight into the proven versus marketed benefits of any given product. Each time the NEAT trademark appears on product packaging, it raises awareness of the negative health effects of sitting, and provides royalty-based funding to the Mayo Clinic for furthering their research.

Office fitness product manufacturers often make claims that haven’t been tested or proven by any independent organization. They often tend to overestimate the fitness aspect as well. A third-party certification that provides evidence and measures how much energy one can burn on, say, an active chair is exactly what Mayo Clinic offers the companies that want to get an accurate reading on energy expenditure from their products and use the NEAT trademark to rise above the competition.

A soon-to-be Energy Star of office furniture, NEAT certification proves that a product enables, motivates, or tracks Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis—the energy we expend through non-exercise [...]

With the abundance of choice on the market, which would be the best balance board for a standing desk? Here we discuss how different balance boards compare in terms of size, price, and difficulty as well as provide you with the factors you want to consider before making a choice.