Shutting the office door does not give your back a ‘safe-to-slouch’ card
Do you find getting your socks and shoes on in the morning is the day’s first challenge? Or was it when you had to logroll from bed without bending or twisting your spine, feeling like a concrete truck...
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What is Active Sitting ? and how can it help me?
It is no secret that sitting too much can have detrimental effects on the body. There are articles being written every day about the ill effects of a sedentary society. After all humans were born to...
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The Health Risks Involved in a Sedentary Lifestyle
We at Varier focus a lot on the concept of “Active sitting”. We’ve touched upon it many times before, but just to be clear: Active Sitting is an ergonomic concept based on how constant movement while...
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Varier USA to present new KOKON recliner at ICFF in May 2013
Continuing our message of active sitting, with an emphasis on ergonomics in home seating; dining, reclining, etc., Varier Furniture will be debuting our newest chair, the Varier Kokon, as it is...
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Health and Research: Actual sitting is only part of the problem. It’s about...
“Did you know that people who watched an average of six hours of TV a day lived 4.8 years less than those who didn’t watch any television? What’s more, every hour of TV that people watched after age...
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How (and why) to use Varier seating to add incidental activity to your day.
Variable balans is a chair that promotes active sitting Very recent medical research is demonstrating that if you sit for 8 hours a day in the office, and compound such sedentary behavior by watching...
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Health and Research: Restoring a body in motion with active sitting
Are you Stitting? We at Varier believe in the concept of “Active Sitting“ and endeavor to monitor the articles and research that point out the dangers of a sedentary lifestyle (basically sitting for...
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The myths of the benefits of using a Stability ball as a seat – Varier’s Move...
The myths of the benefits of using a Stability ball as a seat – and why Varier’s Move stool is a healthier option Why Varier’s MOVE stool is a healthier option than a yoga ball Stability balls, also...
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Fun Fact of the day: The Planet chair designed by Sven Ivar Dysthe
Norwegian designer Sven Ivar Dysthe shows in these pictures a fun little fact about the Planet chair that he designed. Two chairs fit together to make a perfect sphere! Here’s another fun fact: If you...
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Chair Inspiration: The Active chair in the Office Varier Active Sitting in an EZ Meeting setting This photograph illustrates how well the design-awarded Active chair functions in a meeting room...
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Traditional Seating vs. Active Sitting
One can write a million articles and present a million medical facts, but sometimes the best thing to do is to share a simple image explaining why you should choose a Varier chair over traditional...
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Ty Pennington features Norway and Variér on episode
We had the great pleasure of meeting Ty Pennington in NYC last year. One thing led to another and the next thing you know, Ty was on a plane to Norway. The result was the launch of a new show, and in...
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Where does the concept Active Sitting come from?
Have you ever wondered how the concept Active Sitting came to be? Believe it or not, the first true Active Sitting chair was launched in 1979 by Norwegian designer Peter Opsvik. Here is some...
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Health and Research: In the media
“The more time you spend sitting each day, the greater your chance of dying within the following three to fifteen years (depending on which study you consult)”. -Forbes.com – How to Stop Your Office...
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The ergonomic benefits of the Variable balans
Aside from being a seating icon, there are many reasons why the Variable balans is so popular. The most important is of course what the chair does for you. Launched in 1979, the chair has remained...
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Your spine on the Variable balans
There has been a lot of focus on the Variable balans lately. I have therefore decided to dig through the archives to show the position of the spine while seated on the original kneeling chair. As you...
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Tuesday thoughts – get ACTIVE
At my old office I suffered from daily back and shoulder pains because of our office chairs, which really effected my life quality. When I was done working I normally went straight home to my couch....
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Start Moving!
Did you know, that sitting can reduce your life expectancy? I’m not talking about a few months, I’m talking years! “If you’re sitting at a desk reading this on a computer screen, take note: reducing...
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