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on May 28, 2017
Just received this in the mail and was frustrated to learn that the book was put together with the printed material upside down from the cover.
on May 12, 2017
In love with this book. I flip through it everyday at work, which I sit a lot, and it's great! My co-workers like it too!
on May 6, 2017
It gives you a good overview about combating the physical problems that are caused by sitting. Mandatory reading for someone who does a lot of deskwork but wants to remajn functional - that being said you dont really need much to get significant results. Just the advice to switch to standing desk and the bracing sequence did a lot for me to address my pains.
on April 23, 2017
Still reading but finding very useful information.
on April 18, 2017
It is more than likely that this review is being read while sitting down. Kelly Starrett, with the help of his wife Juliet and Glen Cordoza have written Deskbound - Standing Up to a Sitting World. Modern living is gradually causing a shift from the human body's main function and what it was designed to do and that is to move. Kelly Starrett suggests that the invention of the chair, which most people take for granted as being a brilliant invention, is a main cause of postural problems because too much of the day is spent on one. He offers that sitting is now considered to be the new smoking.
Deskbound is a reference book divided into sections where an introduction is given about various topics and more detailed information is covered as the chapters of the sections are investigated. Posture and moving well are covered in the early part of the book. This is followed by a section called The Dynamic Workstation that discusses the benefits of using a standing desk. The next part looks at sitting in a way that allows for optimal positioning. In the last third of the book, the writers discuss basic maintenance of the body, plus activities that can be used to achieve this outcome.
There is a short afterword that mentions how the Starretts were successful in introducing standing desks into the classrooms of their children. With further support from the principal, this idea was expanded to other year levels in the school. Thereafter, with a number of other interested parties, standupkids.org was established with the aim of encouraging more schools across the United States to use standing desks in their schools.
This book provides its readers with some thought provoking ideas about the impact of sitting and how it affects modern lives. It considers a number of useful alternatives that may be helpful in maintaining positive health.
Deskbound is a reference book divided into sections where an introduction is given about various topics and more detailed information is covered as the chapters of the sections are investigated. Posture and moving well are covered in the early part of the book. This is followed by a section called The Dynamic Workstation that discusses the benefits of using a standing desk. The next part looks at sitting in a way that allows for optimal positioning. In the last third of the book, the writers discuss basic maintenance of the body, plus activities that can be used to achieve this outcome.
There is a short afterword that mentions how the Starretts were successful in introducing standing desks into the classrooms of their children. With further support from the principal, this idea was expanded to other year levels in the school. Thereafter, with a number of other interested parties, standupkids.org was established with the aim of encouraging more schools across the United States to use standing desks in their schools.
This book provides its readers with some thought provoking ideas about the impact of sitting and how it affects modern lives. It considers a number of useful alternatives that may be helpful in maintaining positive health.
on April 11, 2017
Very good book. Some info has been around a long time, some is more current. Nice to have it all in one book. Found it very applicable.
on April 9, 2017
An inspiration to get out of the chair and onto my feet. I have built this into my life, resulting in feeling great!
