As soon as we heard about the OfficeGym – a standard desk chair with a few springs added to make it appear to be a piece of exercise equipment – we immediately thought, “we’ve heard that line before.” The concept is actually a good one, create something that encourages people to work out and get some exercise.
The problem is that this one – like most exercise chairs – is that it still offers just a limited number of exercises. While this one is better than such past (Mis)Shifts as the GymyGym exercise chair, it actually could encourage users to do just enough to make them feel like they’re working out. Plus, we can’t imagine that the chair is actually comfortable for the time spent actually working when compared to other high-end office chairs.
We don’t expect anyone to work up a real sweat in the office, and probably just taking a walk at lunch might be closer to actual exercise.
Kinetic(Mis)Shift are products that we think deserve to be called out for missing the mark in health related products.