New BBC article illustrates need for standing more at work

Here is an excellent new article from BBC about the benefits of standing more during work day, it is a nice dove-tail into our sit-stand WorkFit product launch for Apple. Here is a powerful quote... "If you stand for three hours a day for five days that's around 750 calories burnt. Over the course of a year it would add up to about 30,000 extra calories, or around 8 lb. of fat. "If you want to put that into activity levels," Dr Buckley says, "then that would be the equivalent of running about 10 marathons a year. Just by standing up three or four hours in your day at work."

It reminds me of the illustration I created for an earlier doc on the benefits of standing.

WorkFit designed for iMac and MacBook users

At Ergotron where I work, we just released our new WorkFits that are designed for iMac and MacBook users. These are significant product installments for the creative world, since they let us creative types work or create more naturally. Nobody likes being trapped sitting all day, not to mention the serious health concerns. As I've mentioned in other postings... being able to stand or sit while computing offers so much freedom and it translates into creative energy! See our video we shot in LA.


The products are aluminum construction and designed to seamlessly interface with the Macs. They clamp to the back of your desk or can be mounted through a grommet hole.

One person working on this project said, "People who think different can now work different." I agree!