By Simone | Published:
February 26, 2010
With today’s alarmingly high obesity rates and newly published findings suggesting that sitting down all day can be deadly, one would think designers would be rolling out a ton of new products to help us avoid the slow death of sedentary office life.
Below are the products available now that offer alternatives to static office work. Some are simple, others ridiculous, and still more highly intriguing- but each configuration can be seen as an emerging trend- one of anti-sedentarianism amongst knowledge workers.
Posted in Products | Also tagged balance balls, Dr. Levine, exercise, gaiam balance ball, health, Mayo clinic, office work, recumbent bike, sedentary lifestyle, treadmill desk, weight loss |
By Simone | Published:
December 8, 2009
We live in an indulgent world. How do we deal with excess? For those of us who have had a bit too much decadent food, there’s Alli. After seeing numerous Alli commercials and adverts, I became curious as to how the drug actually works. Here is an informative video, but I’ll sum it up below. [...]
By Simone | Published:
November 7, 2009
Not so long ago, I encountered major buzz in my local gym. The locker rooms were ablaze with talk about, alas, not a particularly good class or workout plan, but a shoe, which magically produced all the effects of a workout… sans a real workout. The hype enraged my mother, a Pilates instructor and well-versed [...]
