Standing in work for just three hours a day, five days a week for a year has the equivalent health benefits to running approximately ten marathons. (Buckley et al 2013, Chester University)
miDesc is the brainchild of Meath GAA physiotherapist Barry McEntee and former Royal County footballer Jamie Queeney.
It's well documented that sitting all day is bad for you. But standing all day isn't much better. The best way to stay healthy and injury-free is to move around and change your position regularly during the day by alternating between sitting and standing.
With miDesc, you can do just that!
Research has shown that the use of a sit-stand desk reduced back and neck pain by 54% after just 4 weeks.
A recent survey found that many of us spend up to 12 hours a day sitting looking at computers or watching TV. If we include the seven hours we spend sleeping then that adds up to a remarkable 19 hours a day being sedentary.
Having worked at a Physiotherapy Clinic in Dublin's Business & Financial Centre, Barry's caseload consisted primarily of office-based clients who regularly presented with stiff shoulders, sore necks, niggling lower backs, tight hamstrings and stiff hips.
For anyone that spends 8-9 hours a day sitting at a desk, slouched in a chair, hunched over a monitor, this is hardly surprising!
So how did miDesc happen?
Meet David, a keen gaelic footballer, who presented to the clinic with lower back and hip pain, he was struggling to get the most out of training - a stiff lower back, tight hamstrings, glutes and hip flexors from sitting all day and then hopping into the car to head home for training meant that an endless amount of mini-bands and warmups just wasn't counteracting the hours spent sitting down during the day.
After researching the availability of a standing desk as a means of counteracting this vicious cycle, it proved a costly option that would require moving and replacing existing office furniture as well as changing the existing office layout. In many cases, this just isn't feasible.
Surely there was an alternative? Jamie, with his background in cabinet making, was the obvious man to come up with a prototype.
Fast forward a few weeks, and several coffees later, miDesc was born, albeit in a more rough and ready state than the miDesc you see today.
The feedback they have received from miDesc users to date has been the same, disbelief at the dramatic benefits of having the option to sit or stand.
Given the status quo, many were initially sceptical of the concept of standing, once they tried miDesc, that changed forever. Schools, offices, studios and supermarkets are to name but a few places where you will see miDesc.
Jamie has continued to adapt and change the design over time to arrive at what is now the most versatile, high quality and affordable sit-stand desk on the market.
Visit www.midesc.ie to find out more or to place your order today!
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