April 24, 2020
Squatting in the 21 Century
We force kids to abandon squatting so as adults, the position is nearly impossible and…
February 14, 2020
You sit still, you get old
You sit still, you get old We often hear from folks who want to…
January 3, 2020
Obesity and Health: The roles of diet and activity
This week’s issue of the New England Journal of Medicine blandly recounts this stunning conclusion:…
December 19, 2019
The limits of willpower (and how to hack them)
Willpower is a concept that we take for granted, because it seems obvious: an impulse…
November 10, 2019
How many steps?
Tracking your steps? Add in your fidgets. How many steps do you take in…
October 16, 2019
Disrupting the furniture landscape… or forging a new one?
One marker for a disruptive technology is that those pushing the old technology won’t “get…
September 11, 2019
Head Horns? (Pt. 1)
Image Source: The Telegraph Recently, news emerged about a troubling finding: young people growing a…
June 2, 2019
Your personal posture coach
“This is supposed to make my posture better, isn’t it?” Typically, this is the very…
March 23, 2019
Can active sitting relieve acute back pain
Can active sitting relieve acute back pain? This is a hot topic here at QOR360.…
February 4, 2019
Lumbar Support
Sounds great, doesn’t it? A little scientific, even medical (“lumbar” from the Latin lumbus, meaning…
January 7, 2019
Movement is Not Optional
Born to Move Sitting all day seems like a bad idea, but we are now…
May 15, 2018
Reshaping Sitting
Active sitting at a fine furniture convention – we were warned this might not be…
March 26, 2018
Is your office chair actually causing your back pain?
Is your office chair actually causing your back pain? Probably. Do you already know your…
February 21, 2018
Sit, for your heart.
You eat right, exercise at least three times per week, but still have high blood…
January 20, 2018
If Sitting is the Problem, is Standing the Solution? NO!
“Yes, I know sitting is “the new smoking”; that’s why I have a standing desk”.…
January 7, 2018
Comfortable Chairs and the Purpose of Sitting
No one wants to be uncomfortable, and especially not for long periods of time. So…
November 30, 2017
Feldenkrais: a doctor’s view
Image: The Wisdom Daily © 2014 The Wisdom Daily. I’ve been a student of the…
November 19, 2017
Why “Ergonomic” chairs are bad for your posture.
Posture is response of the body to gravity. It is the moment to moment conversation…