Globally health officials are warning that advances in technology are rendering employees immobile and at greater risk of developing heart disease, cancer, stroke and diabetes despite advances in modern medicine. The health hazards of sitting all day alarmingly are now equated with those of smoking. While the increasingly sedentary nature of technology is unlikely to change course, our work environments need not follow suit. TrekDesk Treadmill Desks and BodyMedia are teaming up at New York’s BlogWorld & New Media Expo (June 6th –June 7th) to showcase their solutions to combat this escalating health challenge through motion and metrics.
