What is a standing desk?
Standing desks (sit stand desks) are height adjustable desks which can be manually or electrically adjusted to both sitting and standing heights to prevent health conditions arising from prolonged sitting. They are designed to encourage greater movement and promote better posture.
Standing Desks and Furniture
Sitting down all day is a recipe for trouble, however you look at it. Bad backs, weight issues, slow metabolisms, weakening joints... The list of issues goes on. It may be common to sit through your 9-to-5, but if you take into account sitting down during your commute, sitting down to relax and unwind at home and then going to bed for the night, it becomes clear that we are all guilty of a lack of movement in our general lives.
Recent medical research suggests that sitting too much could be causing as many deaths per yer as smoking. An easy solution to this is to simply stand up more at work. The only way to achieve this previously in the workplace was to stand up and walk around which affected productivity. That's why standing desks were developed - to enable the workforce to alternate from sitting to standing regularly while continuing to work.
The increased movement provided by standing desks helps to avoid multiple health problems by improving posture and increasing blood circulation. This reduces the strain placed on the discs, spinal column and surrounding muscles to minimise musculoskeletal injuries. Standing desks also boost metabolism by increasing the heart rate slightly when compared to purely sitting - aiding weight loss and general health.
Our standing desk range
Our range of standing desks allows standing at work in any environment at a height which suits any user, making them the ideal solution for active working and hot-desking. Our desk accessories and furniture mean you can customise your standing desk exactly as required. We stock a range of storage options including locking drawers and filing-cabinet style furniture, giving you more options when working. The frames of our standing desks can also be purchased on their own, providing a cost-effective standing desk solution by utilising existing tops.
Our range of standing desks and furniture can fit any office needs and budget with a range of colours and specification to match, whilst also increasing productivity and workplace happiness through increased blood flow and oxygen levels. We provide both electric standing desks, and manually adjustable standing desks. The Conset electric desks are the most popular standing desk range due to their ease of adjustment through a simple button switch.
Standing workstations, like our Freelift Sit Stand Workstation, are a cost-effective and hassle-free way to put a standing desk in your workplace. They simply unpack and sit on top of the top of your existing desk so you can be up and running in no time.
If you need more movement at work then don't just sit there! Stand there!
Have a look through our range of standing desks and furniture and find your perfect workstation today!
