3 People Who Won’t Hassle You About Sitting On Your Butt Too Much
You know all this stuff being said about how you should stand up more for your health and productivity? Don't do it. Seriously. Sit on your butt all day. It's not that bad for you. How do we even know if we can trust all these people telling us to stand more?...
Revisited: 4 Things To Consider With A Treadmill Desk
I wrote a blog post around 6 months ago entitled "4 Things To Consider With A Treadmill Desk." At that point in time my experience with a treadmill desk was limited to about 30 minutes at an ergonomic trade show. There were some mixed reactions about treadmills from my own...
UpDesk UpWrite Calendar Hack
There are hundreds of ways to keep track of your schedule each week. Whether it's tangible or intangible. For example there are several smart phone apps built-in email calendars planners from a store and even the printed [insert favorite animal here] calendar. The point is... most of us like to...
Announcing The UpDesk Artist Series
It has been an exciting week for UpDesk! We've launched UpWrite which is the world's first height-adjustable whiteboard standing desk and our Series II PowerUp. To dupe today's infomercials... BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE! You will also notice a few new videos entitled "UpDesk Artist Series." The vision behind this series is to capture the...
Introducing UpDesk UpWrite: The First Height-Adjustable Whiteboard Desk
From the very beginning UpDesk has strived to reinvent the way people interact with their workspace and today has raised that standard even further. We're excited to announce the launch of the UpWrite which is the first ever height-adjustable whiteboard topped desk. The UpWrite was created to encourage spontaneous collaboration with coworkers...
4 Things To Consider With A Treadmill Desk
There has been a lot of buzz regarding treadmill desks lately. That's right... it's part treadmill and part desk. While it's a creative concept I'm not completely sold on the idea. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) posted an article this week specifically about treadmill desks and stability ball chairs. It turns out; these items...
UpDesk 2012: A Half-Year In Review
As you may or may not know the UpDesk line was launched in July 2012. That means we've only been around for six months. However don't let the new brand and logo fool you... our parent company has over forty years of experience within ergonomic furniture design and fulfillment. To give you...
The Colin Mcenroe Show: The Perils Of Inactivity
Quick! What do Lewis Carroll and Donald Rumsfeld have in common with Virginia Woolf and Oliver Wendell Holmes? They all wrote standing up. So did Ernest Hemingway Albert Camus Victor Hugo and George Sand. So did Philip Roth Vladimir Nabokov and Thomas Wolfe. In fact the number of great writers...
TechCrunch Gift Guide: UpDesk Video Review
Short Version As a connoisseur of the standing desk I can honestly say that the UpDesk is one of the best I've tried. Sure you can get them more cheaply but this desk uses a built-in electronic lifting system to allow you to set the perfect height and it can...
5 Little Things That Have A Big Impact At Your Desk
Since I touched on the lifehacker topic a few weeks ago I thought it would be appropriate to provide you with some quick tips for standing at your desk. None of these suggestions are earth shattering but hopefully you'll find a few of them to be helpful: 1. FOOTREST If you own...
