Standing Desks vs. Sitting: What the Evidence Actually Says
Standing Desks vs. Sitting: What the Evidence Actually Says Standing desks went from novelty to office staple in about a decade, propelled by headlines declaring that "sitting is the new smoking." The reality is more measured than the marketing. Standing desks can be genuinely useful — but for reasons slightly different from what's usually claimed, and only if you use them properly. The "Sitting Is the New Smoking" Claim A necessary correction: This comparison isn't supported by the evidence and has been criticised by researchers in the field. Prolonged sedentary behaviour is associated with various health risks, but the magnitude is nowhere near...
Our System – Move well. Live well.
We’ve all experienced a level of pain so intense somewhere, that even the thought of moving that region made us feel sick. Kinesiophobia is the term used for this fear of pain due to movement. The power of the mind is still something that baffles scientists today. You may have heard of those odd, almost folk-lore situations where a person has been able to lift a car off of a loved one when under extreme stress. These are situations that are hard to explain physiologically, yet still happen somehow. As much as we can make positive thinking work for us, the...