You might want to lie down to read this.
That’s if you are working and want to minimize physical ailments and improve productivity and circulation.
Such are the claims of a San Francisco-based company trying to persuade office workers to start lying down on the job, with a reclining desk that appears to be half desk and half reclining dentist’s chair, the Daily Mail reported Wednesday.
Altwork’s Signature Station desk, first released in 2016 for $5,500, is now pushing an updated $7,600 model that includes built-in plugs and an optional 40-pound spring housing to keep heavier computer displays in place, according to the article.
Among its fans, a reporter for the news site Mashable.com recently gave the setup a try: “Freed of the distracting discomfort brought on by endless sitting or standing — the restless legs, the never-straight-enough spine — your brain suddenly finds itself more able to get on with the business of putting its best thoughts on the screen.”