Standing meetings and cycling while working behind the computer are trends that have blown over from Australia, where there is a considerable scientific interest in the long-term health effects of sedentary work. Over there, a lot of research is being done into the metabolic changes caused by sitting. The results are worrying: it's no coincidence that sitting is called the new smoking. Fortunately, innovative solutions have been invented because of all the attention for this issue. The GGD intends to experiment with two of those solutions the coming month: the sit-stand desk and the deskbike.
