When I reached my 50th birthday, a good friend of mine let me in on a secret. Here’s what he told me: “When you reach 50 and wake up in the morning and nothing is hurting, you’re dead.” I can tell you he was right. It’s true for baby boomers too because we’re just not [...]

Kneeling chairs offer a healthy alternative way of sitting compared to conventional office chairs, which can often leave users feeling tired and suffering from back and leg pain. This isn’t altogether surprising, as humans weren’t really designed to sit, certainly not in the same rigid position for hours at a time. So what exactly makes [...]

In my last post I discussed an article which has generated a great deal of interest all over the internet. The somewhat provocative title Your Office Chair Is Killing You probably helped in getting attention. Nonetheless it raises some interesting points and as it concludes perhaps the best way to sit is in a half [...]

A recent Businessweek article had a sobering title Your Office Chair Is Killing You, and will be of interest to those who sit for more than 8 hours a day, which means a lot of people. It points out how humans aren’t designed to sit for hours on end. It’s only relatively recently we have [...]