As I write this post, my computer is resting on my ironing board (not recommended), and I’m standing on a vaguely skateboard-like contraption. It has a protrusion in the middle that makes the board slightly unstable, but not so much so that I’m struggling to stay balanced. It does not provoke anger like the Bosu ball.
That’s exactly what Joel Heath had in mind when he created The Level.
“It’s subtle enough to create enough movement but not so much that it dominates your day,” Heath told me in an interview. “Your work at hand is the priority.”
With the rise in popularity of standing desks, Heath saw that simply standing was not the perfect solution to sitting all day. The slight instability of The Level increases your heart rate 15% compared to sitting, and it increases your range of motion 20 times versus standing, providing lower leg motion similar to walking.
After nearly two years of development, 27 prototypes and a successful Indiegogo campaign that raised more than $500k, The Level is now available for sale online.
With 86 percent of the American workforce sitting for 7.7 hours per day, sitting has become the new smoking. It’s terrible for your health. But standing is also not the solution, Heath says.
Credit: http://www.forbes.com/sites/kristenphilipkoski/2015/06/01/dont-let-sitting-kill-you-the-level-will-keep-you-moving-you-wont-notice/
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