Victorian gyms
For some reason looking at these pictures of victorian gyms make me think of three things: 1/ Gyms are not a new thing. They have been...
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Active mag
Heaps of stuff about how to get the best out of your active workspace. Stand sit desks, wobble stools, ergonomic seating - how to get the most of them ? Articles, posts, links and viewpoints in abundance.
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Stuart Davenport
- Apr 9
- 1 min
"The life changing magic of not sitting still..."
You know that we never bring the standard exercise dross to these pages. If it is here - it is because it IS good. What I love about this...
Stuart Davenport
- May 26, 2022
- 1 min
Micromovements videos - office exercises at your desk..
Over time we have put together a veritable library of exercises and movement you can do at work without people thinking you are some sort...
Stuart Davenport
- Jan 29, 2022
- 1 min
Permanent Pain Cure
Some days I find myself showing stand sit desks and active work tools to a whole lot of people in my warehouse in Petone. They are all...
Stuart Davenport
- Jan 10, 2022
- 1 min
No foot rests sorry...
Occasionally I get asked for stuff that we don't have. And if people ask enough, I have to go through the process of asking myself why we...
Stuart Davenport
- May 30, 2021
- 1 min
It's not serious :-))
Great article telling you not to worry about your back pain....it'll be fine just get moving :-)
Stuart Davenport
- Apr 24, 2021
- 1 min
Is sitting killing you ? - Podcast
I'd love to be able to say there is something new in this but there isn't really. A useful discussion of the issues around sedentary...
Stuart Davenport
- Jul 28, 2020
- 1 min
Chairs are a relatively new phenomenon
Have a listen to this podcast . It talks about "sitting" as a part of the evolutionary process. It is a relatively new phenomenon and...
Stuart Davenport
- Feb 25, 2020
- 1 min
Get a yoga block and work out at your desk...
You don't need much to be able to exercise while you are standing at your desk but a yoga block helps heaps... They cost $15 from...
Stuart Davenport
- Sep 15, 2019
- 1 min
Micromovements- balance discs
These cool little squashy discs open up new vistas for exercise while standing at your desk. We don't need to describe them cause we made...
Stuart Davenport
- Sep 12, 2019
- 1 min
"Bone on bone" knee pain
How you visualise your pain directly influences how you experience it. David Butler - an Australian Physio explains in this video how...
Stuart Davenport
- Sep 10, 2019
- 1 min
More squatting at your desk
We are so into the idea of squatting instead of just standing at your desk - we are thinking of launching a squat-sit desk (just...
Stuart Davenport
- Sep 10, 2019
- 1 min
Single leg rise test...
Try this test. Getting out of your chair rising on single leg. Basically there is research to say that if you can do 16+ on each leg you...
Stuart Davenport
- Aug 23, 2019
- 1 min
Movement that works !!
This is what we do when we have an idea for ways you can exercise and move in the office. We get some customers and we test it with them....
Stuart Davenport
- Jul 22, 2019
- 1 min
Desk Yoga anyone ?
Anyone for desk yoga ? ? Or you can just check out some of the free videos here.
Stuart Davenport
- Jul 14, 2019
- 1 min
Healthy Movement
It's worth occasionally going back to why movement is important to us as human beings. The guys at Precision Nutrition have got it right...
Stuart Davenport
- Apr 15, 2019
- 1 min
Micromovements - stand
A video showing you new ways you can work out while standing at your stand sit desk. We always say - "it's not the about the desk - it's...
Stuart Davenport
- Apr 2, 2019
- 1 min
The verdict is in !
Fast Company have been conducting a year long study of people who are using standing desks in the workplace. They have just come to their...
Stuart Davenport
- Feb 4, 2019
- 1 min
Micromovements - chair
A video showing a range of exercises you can do with your chair or on your chair. Welcome to the world of active sitting.
Stuart Davenport
- Dec 3, 2018
- 1 min
Squat at your standing desk ?
Another in our Micromovements video series - we show you some ideas for squatting while you work at your height adjustable desk. It...
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