| With obesity in the U.S. becoming what some | | | | customizable. You can add multiple monitors or |
| would consider an epidemic, many people are | | | | writing platforms, choose the color, even adjust |
| beginning to look at their lifestyles and re-evaluate | | | | the height. They're perfect for households, |
| what's causing them to put on the pounds. While | | | | doctor's offices, banks, schools, and other busy |
| most of the unwanted weight can be attributed | | | | administrative work environments. Many of |
| to lack of exercise and healthy eating habits, it's | | | | Versa's sit-to-stand options, like the popular Fusion |
| no surprised that having a desk job-where you | | | | Cart, is also mobile, so it can be pushed from |
| literally sit for eight hours a day-doesn't help. | | | | room to room and the wheels can be locked in |
| People who stand and move about during their | | | | place to prevent movement when a stationary |
| work day burn more calories than those of us | | | | work center is needed. |
| who sit in front of a computer or switchboard. | | | | For those of you not familiar with Versa, you |
| But you don't have to give up your career to be | | | | should be. One of Los Angeles' fastest-growing |
| thin. According to the November 2007 issue of | | | | furniture companies, they provide American-made, |
| Women's Health Magazine, stand-up desks burn | | | | top of the line computer furniture for universities, |
| one calorie more per minute than sitting. Although | | | | businesses, medical institutions, and the military. |
| it might not sound like much that equates to 480 | | | | Along with their fully customizable line of |
| burned calories in a single eight hour workday. | | | | computer desks and office furniture, they also |
| Considering you need to burn 3,500 calories to | | | | design furniture solutions for trade shows, mobile |
| lose one pound of body fat, burning 480 additional | | | | medical units, security hubs, and modified solutions |
| calories a day means burning that one pound in | | | | to accommodate physically-challenged users. The |
| eight days. It's not a substitute for portion-control | | | | company ships its products for free (important |
| and gym workouts by any means, but if you | | | | when purchasing a heavy and expensive-to-ship |
| have the option to do so, why not stack the | | | | item like a desk) and offers a no-hassle lifetime |
| cards in your favor instead of against you? | | | | warranty on every product it sells from keyboard |
| Switching to a standing workstation could be | | | | trays to custom-made LAN racks. |
| exactly what you need to help you keep weight | | | | With designs based on ergonomic principles, Versa |
| off. | | | | also sells options for existing desks to make your |
| For less than $300, you can buy a Wall Mount, | | | | sitting workspace more healthy and comfortable. |
| standing workstation from Versa Products, Inc. | | | | Options like articulating keyboard trays and |
| Their complete line of wall mount and sit-to-stand | | | | height-adjustable monitor arms can improve a |
| computer desks not only allow you to stand while | | | | computer workstation greatly, reducing fatigue, |
| you work, but also take up less space than a | | | | eye strain, and minimizing the risk of conditions |
| traditional desk. The work stations are completely | | | | like Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. |