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

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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 Webbleâ„¢, 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!

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

  1. mdh says:

    Wear Vans to the office!

  2. hassan-i-sabbah says:

    Half pipe under the desk!

  3. borjo says:

    ehhehhe!
    i allready have a skateboard under my desk!

  4. zish says:

    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 2×4 to the top.

    Perhaps I should make an instructable.

  5. dculberson says:

    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 2×4′s!
    ;-)

  6. Ryan Waddell says:

    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. Chevan says:

    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. suzilama says:

    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!

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