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September 29th, 2006, 07:37 GMT · By

How to Lose Weight While Working on the Computer

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Are you a person that spends most of his/her day in front of the computer working or playing (in other words, you're a computer-addicted geek), and the lack of exercise is making you gain some completely undesirable weight?
Well, it seems that this problem is quite common (no kidding!), and that's the reason why a company called Slim Geek Inc. has developed a special device, called the Geek-a-Cycle, that will let any computer user exercise while working.

As you can very well see from the picture, the Geek-a-Cycle combines a very ergonomic computer desk with an exercise bicycle into a device that could really help a lot of people, because it stimulates the users' cardio-vascular system by increasing the heart rate and the level of oxygen in the blood, and it also inhibits the development of blood clots in the legs, the parts of the body which are the least used while working on the computer. Just the thing for all the couch potatoes out there!

The Geek-a-Cycle represents an interesting solution to a very serious problem, namely obesity that in some countries (especially the U.S.) has reached epidemic proportions. And since most of the people suffering from the above-mentioned condition are computer users, this device could really help them lose weight without any significant financial effort and without wasting any second from their working hours. Moreover, as the blood is set in motion, the brain is oxygenated, thus allowing the person using the Geek-a-Cycle to work better and keep an alert state all day long.

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Comment #1 by: okasfl on 10 Sep 2011, 20:15 UTC reply to this comment

I'd rather bicycle outside. Its 90% of the fun of cycling.

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