#bekant

You just ran out of excuses to whip your ass back to shape. IKEA just developed an office desk that will literally force you off your chair.

The Swedish mega brand came out with the “Bekant” desk. To one’s untrained eyes, there seems to be nothing special about the Bekant. It looks like your standard desk.

But wait until you flip on a switch, it turns to a motorized standing desk. That’s right, with just a button, you can go from sitting to standing up.

The Bekant is a line of relatively affordable standing desk that features 63-inch wide top, with different shapes available. The cheapest go as low as $479 but you will pay more if you get the corner desk. All Bekant tables feature a pair of buttons hidden under the desktop.

The buttons raises and lowers the surface of the table. And because it’s IKEA, components of the Bekant tables are made of particleboard that you have to assemble yourself.

Bekant’s novel engineering is based on scientific evidence that sitting for longer periods could cause health problems. As such, more and more offices are adding standing desks so employees get more time off their chairs without disrupting work. Standing office desks are said to improve productivity, mood and even help enhance one’s health.

Check out the Bekant in action below:

The Bekant tables are available in most IKEA stores. Just weed through the store’s labyrinth of products to find it.

Sit. Swoosh. Stand.