Chained to the desk? Keep your toes twinkling with Webble, now on sale

Webble is an ergonomic board designed to go under your desk. You put your feet on it, instead of on the floor, and as a result these selfsame feet stay busy and healthy for the long hours at work. It's not just a goofy toy, the makers claim: it has real physiological benefits.

... Decades of research that unambiguously points to the physiological benefits of increased leg activity while seated. That said, for us wellness in the workplace means a lot more. it means connecting with the emotional, social, and spiritual aspects of well-being. After all, the workplace is where so many of us increasingly spend the vast majority of our waking hours. And it is this simple fact - for better or for worse - that has fueled us to create the Webble™, the first of a new genre of workplace wellness products designed to shine new light on your office experience.

Here's a flickr gallery of this $200 oddity, which comes in red, black and silver. Check out Yanko Design's review.

Psst. This is totally like those "neck massager" ads, right? It goes on the boss's dime as some kind of ergonomic workplace strain-remediation thing, but it's really about permanent skateboard access, 9-5.

The Webble active footrest [Webble] Thanks, Branko!

[#1 posted by mdh , September 23, 2008 11:19 PM]

Wear Vans to the office!

[#2 posted by hassan-i-sabbah , September 24, 2008 5:36 AM]

Half pipe under the desk!

[#3 posted by borjo , September 24, 2008 5:44 AM]

ehhehhe!
i allready have a skateboard under my desk!

[#4 posted by zish , September 24, 2008 5:54 AM]

Sheesh! $200!? Just get 4 casters, and a small piece of cast-off plywood. Voila!
You want some sort of countour? Ok. Tack on a cast-off 2x4 to the top.

Perhaps I should make an instructable.

[#5 posted by dculberson , September 24, 2008 8:22 AM]

Zish, that's gonna fly well in a $10,000 per month office.

Hey, who needs an Aeron chair, anyway?! Just get some used plywood and 2x4's!

;-)

[#6 posted by Ryan Waddell , September 24, 2008 9:11 AM]

I couldn't get one of these. My knees *already* bash into the bottom of my desk 3-4 times a day, if my feet were propped up on something I would be crippled in no time! :)

[#7 posted by Chevan , September 24, 2008 3:27 PM]

I used to have a cinderblock under my desk.

It was good exercise for my legs, unconsciously moving that beast around. I'd be constantly tipping it on edge.

I miss my block. D:

[#8 posted by suzilama , September 25, 2008 8:34 PM]

Is anyone posting here a woman? I absolutely need something under my feet at the desk- especially when I (rarely, of course) take my shoes off - its essential!! I think its a relief that someone is finally taking into account not all of us are built as the "avg. height" and doing something stylish and fun about it.

And, not all of us are the cinderblock type... : )

I've ordered mine already!