Desk Exercise Bikes: The Smartest Way to Stay Fit While You Work
Let’s be honest, the modern workday is an endurance test for your spine. We have all heard the phrase sitting is the new smoking and while that might be a bit of an exaggeration, the sluggishness, the tight hip flexors and the mid-afternoon brain fog are very real. We try to combat it. We buy ergonomic chairs that cost as much as a used car. We set timers to stand up every hour, only to ignore them because we’re in the zone. But what if you didn’t have to choose between your deadlines and your health? Enter the desk exercise bike . Once dismissed as a gimmick for the overcaffeinated, desk exercise bikes and bike desks have evolved into one of the smartest productivity hacks of the decade. They aren’t just about burning calories, they’re about changing the chemistry of how you work. Why Our Bodies Hate Our Jobs Human beings weren’t designed to be shaped like the letter L for eight hours a day. Evolutionarily speaking, we are built for movement. When we sit still for prolonged per...