DECEMBER 2017

EXTENDED PERIODS of sitting have been linked to several degenerative diseases from cancer to depression.

It was with this in mind that Deloraine Online Access Centre purchased a retrofit standing desk for patrons to try out.

Purchased as part of a project funded by the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal, the standing desk easily converts from a sitting to a standing position and can be adjusted to suit people of all heights.

For some centre users, the standing desk has provided a welcome change to sitting down. Brook Groombridge was severely injured when hit by an inattentive driver while working on the Tasman Hwy in 1982.

Since then, sitting has been difficult for him, “Even if I sit for short periods of time I can’t walk properly,” says Brook.

To make matters worse, pain killers don’t work for him. “I was run over 35 years ago, and I’ve never been prescribed with a pain killer that worked.

“It makes a big difference. Before the standing desk was here, I had to walk up to the angle parking (approx 150m) before I could actually walk properly.”

For those wishing to try out the standing desk Deloraine Online Access Centre is open from 10.00am to 4.00pm on weekdays and from 10.00am to 1.00pm on weekends. The Centre is at 21 West Parade, Deloraine.

Photo | Mike Moores