Harvard Suggestion: Stand Up At Work!

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Harvard Suggestion: Stand Up At Work! – WBUR

By Treadmill Desk on Sunday, September 26th, 2010 | No Comments

I once visited the dacha near Moscow where Boris Pasternak penned “Doctor Zhivago,” and what struck me most was that in his little office, he had a chest-high “standing desk,” where he could write standing up. At the time, my thought was “Hemorrhoids?” But these days, new research suggests he may have been on to [...]

IT Works Out, Gets Fit – BusinessWeek

By Treadmill Desk on Tuesday, September 21st, 2010 | No Comments

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Robert Fulford: Sweatin' to the oldies on Turner Classic Movies – National Post (registration) (blog)

By Treadmill Desk on Tuesday, September 21st, 2010 | No Comments

In the imaginary European kingdom of Monteblanco, horse-drawn carriages bring the touring company of the Manhattan Follies to a mountaintop royal castle. The mountain, a Hollywood art director’s painting, is much more picturesque than any real mountain. In The Merry Widow, directed by Erich von Stroheim, princes wear sparkling monocles and every image is blissfully [...]

How to work exercise into your work – Globe and Mail

By Treadmill Desk on Tuesday, September 21st, 2010 | No Comments

Dakshana BascaramurtyGlobe and Mail Update Published on Sunday, Sep. 12, 2010 8:07PM EDT The exercise ballSwapping out your $500 executive task chair for a $20 inflated sphere seems absurd, right? But if you can get past the aesthetics, the exercise ball can do wonders for your back and shoulders, core stability and posture – just [...]

Get up, stand up! – The News Journal

By Treadmill Desk on Tuesday, September 21st, 2010 | No Comments

Rebecca DePorte spends a lot of time sitting, whether it’s crunching numbers at her desk, attending meetings or driving to one of the Wilmington Trust branches she oversees in her job as a senior vice president. But she’s not your typical desk jockey, content to pass the day in a seat. Instead, DePorte looks for [...]

Desk treadmill makes Notre Dame employees healthier – WNDU-TV

By Treadmill Desk on Tuesday, September 21st, 2010 | No Comments

It’s an invention that has office workers talking from coast to coast. After all, it’s hard to stop it from running through your mind. It’s called the Sit2Stand Treadmill Desk and it looks just like it sounds. The product’s been tested by doctors that say if you use the device forty hours a week, at [...]

In Honor of Labor Day Weekend: The Treadmill Desk – Channel Insider (blog)

By Treadmill Desk on Tuesday, September 21st, 2010 | No Comments

Thursday, September 02, 2010 10:33 AM/EST Ever feel like your life is full of doing the same task over and over again? Does it seem like you are on a treadmill, figuratively? Well, now you can also be on one, literally, while you are working.In honor of Labor Day weekend, we bring you the TrekDesk [...]

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