Shimon
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Shimon:
Chuck: actually, it probably would. The main health effects are from simply standing instead of sitting; using roller blades you'd still have to stand (and you'd be challenging your balance as well). If you had some sort of brace to keep you from falling over, you'd probably sacrifice most of the health benefits, although there has been some research showing that sitting in and of itself slows your metabolism.
smckenzie23:
Lots of developers at Borland had standing desks, with very tall chairs for when they wanted to sit.
Erica:
I totally want one of these now. Too bad it wouldn't work for my office, which I share with 5 other people (noise-wise). Maybe if I ever have a home office though.
Victor:
If you don't want to make your own you might want to check out the TrekDesk at www.trekdesk.com.
todd:
Victor: that is seriously cool! it looks like it's not shipping yet and they don't have pricing information yet. the current competitors cost in the $7k range, so when they say " TrekDesk will be offered at a fraction of the cost of current competitors" i wonder what the fraction is. if it's 80% then i'm not really willing to play. if it's 10%, then sign me up! i'm getting my home office set up and will need something like this in august/september timeframe for sure.
donkeykonguk:
Call me when you can exercise, paint, make blended drinks, and take calls on the air! http://youtube.com/watch?v=PvbL_5rH1QQ
