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I'm actually somewhat offended by your barchart. You've made a 30% increase look like a 1000% increase. This is an inappropriate use of a barchart.

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Exactly, the type of thinking behind that chart casts doubt and caused me to stop reading. Just getting to standing desks is a big leap for most cultures. And I say this as someone who had their treadputer setup featured on lifehacker 7 years ago.

Especially considering that 30% is impressive enough.

He burned an extra ~eight hundred calories with his walking desk.

I'd rather exercise for an hour and burn that amount.

Still, I think we can all agree that burning more calories is good: but I'd rather my company emphasis physical fitness in more 'real' ways than simply giving you a walking desk.

I have better things to do with those two hours of exercising plus preparing/cleaning up after exercising. A walking desk combines work and exercise.

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