Sitting all day may be wrecking your health. Are you going to stand for that? Stand-Up Desk Tips There has in recent years been a broad trend away from "desktop" PCs toward laptops and other mobile computers.
But buying a laptop for a stand-up desk isn't ideal, because the goal is to incentivize standing. If family members can simply grab a laptop and plunk themselves down on the sofa in front of the TV, all fails. Innovative office chair design eases “sitting disease” Courtesy: Focal We all do a lot of sitting.
In our daily work routine it seems there is barely enough time to move from office chair to airplane seat to the conference room before fatigue and poor health begin to take a toll on our bodies. It’s becoming a dangerous epidemic and an occupational hazard for those who must sit for long hours. As I was browsing through Business Insider a few days ago, I saw this new concept from Focal: an upright furniture design that’s helping to end “sitting disease” and all of the aches and injuries we can get from sitting too much on the job. The design changes your posture and, while perhaps awkward, will give the user a break from the standard office chair.
The limited edition seats and desks cost between $500 and $950, but could go as high as $1,150 if the idea turns out to be something consumers will go for. Related articles. Sitting for More Than Three Hours a Day Cuts Life Expectancy. Focal Office Chair Tries To End 'Sitting Disease' Focal Locus Workstation. Save yourself some pain in the ass Henry David Thoreau, in his famous work Walking, writes that when he thinks of those who work indoors all day sitting, “as if the legs were made to sit upon, and not to stand or walk upon… they deserve some credit for not having committed suicide long ago.”
Thoreau’s words don’t bode well for cubicle-dwellers though. Indeed, Henry D. was no fool: sitting still all day at a desk has been proven to cause serious health problems. Kill Your Desk Chair—and Start Standing. Arise, office workers of the world!
You have nothing to lose but your chairs. And even if they are of supple executive leather or high-tech Aeron mesh, those chairs are lethal. A raft of recent medical research has shown that the more time a person spends sitting every day, the more likely he or she is to suffer from heart disease, diabetes, obesity, cancer, and, worst of all, an early death. One recent study, from the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, La., followed 17,000 Canadians over 12 years and found that those who sat for most of the day were 54 percent more likely to die of heart attacks than those who didn’t.
The findings have spawned a new diagnosis: “sitting disease.” For those in nonsedentary lines of work these findings are probably validating. Standing desks aren’t new. U.S. Political News, Opinion and Analysis - HuffPost Politics. Chris Spurlock: Why I Love My Standing Desk. If you really want to make friends with your coworkers (or just get strange looks from them), try standing two or three feet above them all day long.
That's right, get yourself a standing desk. When I first started working at The Huffington Post in June 2011, the buzz surrounding the health benefits of standing desks had just begun. Focal Locus Workstation Seeks To Prevent 'Sitting Disease' Your desk is killing you.
Sound dramatic? "Sitting Disease" is a real thing, and between commuting, sitting all day at work and then sitting at home, there are some very tangible, adverse effects on a person’s health. Enter the Locus workstation from Focal. Just how bad is the problem? A study in 2008 by Vanderbilt University found that 55 percent of the average American’s waking time -- or 7.7 hours per day -- is spent in sedentary behaviors such as sitting. Focal Upright Furniture's Half-Sitting, Half-Standing Desk Equal Parts Dorky, Hilarious (PHOTOS)
Looking for a break from sitting at work all day, but too tired to stand?
Now a new desk from Focal Upright Furniture gives office workers the opportunity to sit and stand at the same time -- or do neither depending how you look at it -- Businessweek reports. Focal Locus Workstation. The Young & the Talented at ICFF. Although we were excited to see our favorite name-brand designers, we were even more thrilled to see the newest crop of companies on display at the Javits and around the city.
After checking out their innovative and ambitious designs, we know our future is in good hands. Here’s a look at some up-and-coming designers that caught our eye at ICFF and New York Design Week this year! Edwin Blue: Industrial designer Clayton Vogel and architect Matthew Hufft are longtime friends and founders of Edwin Blue, a furniture company that focuses on beauty, functionality and quality.
Though they are know for their outdoor furniture, they introduced a new indoor line at ICFF and went on to win a “Metropolis Likes” design award for the furniture collection. Louis Lim: Louis Lim, former assistant to and good friend of Takeshi Miyakawa, introduced the Round & Round at WantedDesign‘s 12×12. Volk Furniture: Volk Furniture introduced one of its new pieces at ICFF, the Walnut Dresser and Hutch. Cure to ‘Sitting Disease?’: Contemporary Workstation by Focal Upright Furniture Isn’t Sitting or Standing.
It seems like everything can be linked to an increased risk for cancer these days.
Office Upgrade: Half-Standing, Half-Sitting Workstation. What it is: a seat that you lean on, but don’t sit on, and an adjustable-height desk Cost: seat starts at $650; desk starts at $1,150 A seat for standing may seem like a contradiction, but Jamestown (R.I.)
-based Focal Upright Furniture believes an upright, half-standing, half-sitting posture improves circulation and can help office workers stay focused. The new Locus workstation, available in fourth quarter 2012, includes an adjustable stool ($650) that tilts and pivots on a base. The stool distributes some weight to the legs. “There is a place between standing and sitting where our body wants to be. Focal Upright Furniture, a desk that adapts to your needs. Locus Seat by Focal Upright Furniture. Let’s talk about your office chair. It’s got some nice features: dark leather. Minimal squeaking. Built-in toaster oven. Problem is, it’s killing your back.
Which is killing your output. What you need: a chair that looks so crazy, it must be good for your body. I'm Keen on Focal Upright Furniture. Lloyd Alter/CC BY 2.0 Martin Keen is known for reinventing the shoe with his hybrid footwear; now he is reinventing the workspace with his Focal Standing Desk. TreeHugger has long been a fan of standing desks, and I am writing this post while standing. But not everyone is up for doing it all day.
Martin Keen's Alternative Workstation Design. Like the companies in our standing desk reviews, industrial designer Martin Keen sought to create an alternative design for a workstation, something that would obviate the need to sit. But as he experimented with standing desks, he found he eventually wanted something to lean against, and rigged up an old tractor seat that he could use for support without fully sitting on it. "Keen began leaning while working," writes his company, Focal Upright Furniture. "He suddenly realized he was no longer aware of posture—he was simply energized and focused on his creative work. " The result of this discovery is Keen's Locus Workstation, consisting of a standing desk and a leaning seat design based on what he originally rigged up with the tractor seat.
We dig the variety of adjustability designed into the system and how easy it looks to activate said adjustments—check it out: The Locus is due to launch this Fall. Focal locus workstation News, Videos, Reviews and Gossip - Gizmodo. Focal Locus workstation splits the difference between sitting and standing. Designer Martin Keen, with his Locus semi-standing work station Image Gallery (2 images) With digital technology making its presence felt in an increasing number of fields, more and more people are finding that their formerly somewhat-active jobs now entail their sitting at a computer all day.
Unfortunately, as most of us are by now aware, sitting for long periods of time has been shown to significantly raise a person’s chances of dying from cardiovascular, metabolic, or other types of disease. While stand-up work stations have been offered as an alternative, standing for too long can also take a toll on our well-being. Focal Upright Furniture has attempted to reached a best-of-both-worlds middle ground, however, with its new Locus work station.
The Locus consists of two parts, the desk and the seat. The tractor-style seat, however, is what’s special. Focal Upright Furniture. July 06, 2012 Martin Keen, industrial designer and founder of Keen Footwear, has now applied his utilitarian aesthetic to the modern workplace with Focal Upright Furniture. Keen developed the line of upright furniture after using standing desks in his own studio. Standing was tiring and he soon found himself leaning against a modified seat. Using an old stool with the seat tilted forward, Keen began leaning while working. He suddenly realized he was no longer aware of posture – he was simply energized and focused on his creative work. Research into the new phenomenon of “sitting disease” confirmed that this was a major improvement on the office cubicle. Upright workstation aims to fight 'sitting disease' An Upright Workstation For Better Health.
Founder Of Keen Reinvents The Office Chair, Aiming To Cure Sitting Disease. You’ve probably heard by now that sitting at your desk is killing you. No? Allow me to elaborate.