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Back before humans invented chairs we humans stood a lot. Now, almost 100 years later, we tend to sit. However, some people still stand. For those people there is the TerraMat<\/a>.<\/p>\n The TerraMat is like a cat toy for you feet. It features a number of little bumps and ridges designed to let you stretch, exercise and massage your feet while you\u2019re standing. It was created by two husband-and-wife teams, including an interior office designer, personal trainer and two engineers.<\/p>\n One of the inventors, Gerald Zingraf, suffered \u201ca burst leg vein and failed valves that were caused from him standing still on a flat surface at his standing desk for 7+ hours a day.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThat incident inspired the TerraMat to help keep people moving while they stand to avoid spinal compression, muscle fatigue and other standing-related issues,\u201d he said. \u201cWith my mechanical engineering background and our co-founder\u2019s knowledge of muscle imbalances and postural dysfunctions as a personal trainer, we put our heads together and after dozens of hours of design and testing we came up with the TerraMat.\u201d<\/p>\n The team raised $105,000 and did a $108,000 Kickstarter. They also make a simple standing desk.<\/p>\n \u201cWe aren\u2019t a \u2018one-trick-pony\u2019 desk company, but focus on all aspects of what\u2019s required to stay healthy at your 9-5 which influences how we approach creating and launching new products,\u201d said co-founder Camille Arneberg. The mat features 10 \u201cpower poses\u201d that let you stretch, massage and feel better while standing.<\/p>\n So if you\u2019ve been sitting for a long time and feel like standing, the TerraMat may just be the trick. If only our ancestors in the early 1900s \u2014 just before the invention of the first chair \u2014 had had such a wonderful thing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/screen-shot-2017-03-24-at-3-22-58-pm.png?w=680\")
Back before humans invented chairs we humans stood a lot. Now, almost 100 years later, we tend to sit. However, some people still stand. For those people there is the TerraMat. The TerraMat is like a cat toy for you feet. It features a number of little bumps and ridges designed to let you stretch, exercise and massage your feet while you’re standing. It was created by two… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/img><\/a>
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