Casting aesthetics aside, the desk accessories that sit on, under, or attach to your desk are what make long hours in a home office comfortable. From footrests and seat cushions to monitor arms, ergonomic keyboards and mice, this is where small changes to your setup add up to less strain and better support through the working day.
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Several compact exercisers fit in the footwell of a desk. Ellipticals glide, bike styles pedal. Add a motor and movement goes on auto. The best under-desk exerciser is the one that’s not a footrest by week two. The legs are the first thing to go. Somewhere into the afternoon they stiffen up, the knees get … Read more
Lumbar support is lower back support. It can be integrated in office chairs, or an add-on to the backrest. It’s designed to fill the curve on a person’s lower back. The caveat is where that support is on the backrest. Lumbar support in office chairs doesn’t tell you much on its own. There are several … Read more
A back support cushion can fix some chairs and do nothing for others. The difference is what’s actually wrong with the one you’re sitting in. Nobody comes to this question with an empty room. There’s already a chair. Maybe it’s the one you’ve no other option to use (like it’s the one that’s in your … Read more
Most office chairs can be made more comfortable with minor adjustments. They’re often mistaken for poor quality because the chair was never fine-tuned to the user. Most office chairs are rarely setup with all the adjustments fine-tuned. They come out the box, get pieced together, feel comfortable for the first hour or two, then it’s … Read more
Having the best back support on your office chair is how you can improve focus and even…your quality of life. Ever heard of presenteeism? It’s when you’re present at your work but operating at reduced capacity because of something that could have been a sick day. (absenteeism). Back pain can have that effect… Have you … Read more
Desk exercise equipment keeps your lower body moving while seated, so you can stave off the stiffness of a long day at the desk. None of it takes up your work surface — it sits under the desk or out of the way until you need it. The aim of desk exercise equipment is to … Read more
Moving at your desk is about keeping your posture upright, your circulation going, and the stiffness from sitting at bay. It’s not a workout you need to gear up for — just small, comfortable movements worked into your day. Sitting still for hours is what does the damage. Your shoulders creep up, your neck pushes … Read more
Under-desk bikes keep you moving through long hours of sitting — without breaking your focus or pulling you away from work. On calories, they’ll help stunt weight gain creep, but they won’t burn fat or replace a workout. You’ve been at your desk for hours. Your legs haven’t moved since you sat down, and by … Read more
Most finger pain from using a mouse comes down to one thing: the clicking. The same small action, thousands of times a day, on the same one or two fingers. You don’t need to grin and bear it. Your hand’s been on the mouse all day, and now one finger won’t stop aching. Maybe it’s … Read more
Wrist pain from mouse use gets a lot of labels online — carpal tunnel, arthritis, RSI. You don’t need a diagnosis to feel better. You need a more comfortable way to use the mouse, so the day doesn’t end in agony. You’ve noticed it after a long day at the desk — an ache through … Read more