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A sit/stand option does not require “prolonged standing”

In the media, I’ve seen “pushback” on standing workstations, claiming that “prolonged standing” is no better than prolonged sitting. I agree that prolonged standing can have harmful effects, although I would not say that it is worse than prolonged sitting. Further, I do not believe that the widely promoted “sit-stand stations” were meant to promote […]

The rolling lumbar roll (and other portable cushions)

At home, we recently decided that our kitchen chairs needed cushions. We don’t want to replace all seven chairs just yet, so we thought cushions would buy us a few more months. I knew that I wouldn’t be able to tie the cushions to the seat, because the design of the backrest doesn’t allow access […]

Don’t just sit there!

We’ve all seen it. The graphic of the office worker sitting with the arms and hips bent at 90 degrees and the back rigidly upright has been used over and over as a reference for how we should sit. “Ergonomically correct.” “Proper,” as our mothers used to say. If our mothers could direct our office […]