Bounce, Balance, Burn: Keep Moving When You’re Stuck at a Desk
There’s a world beyond treadmills that’s worth exploring.
Illustration: Yann Bastard for Bloomberg Businessweek
Working from home has presented challenges, but it’s also allowed for experimentation that’s produced results we may carry over into our hybrid return-to-office routines in the coming months. In the last year, we’ve preached multiple times about the importance of not sitting in a chair all day (no matter where you’re working). And yet no matter how often we think we’ve covered the alternatives, there are more. Always more. Many of them are landfill fodder, but some (below) are worth considering based on our research and online reviews.
Remember, the goal is not exercise, but movement throughout the day. You want to establish a handful of work positions and rotate between them; you know you’re doing it right if your body feels good at the end of the day and you’re not experiencing shoulder, neck, or back pain.