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Sitting for longer than four hours a day increases a person’s chance of suffering chronic disease.

Now, inspired to address the lack of physical activity in modern work life, one French designer believes he might have created the answer.

With just two legs, the ‘Inactivite’ chair relies on the user engaging the muscles in their core to keep it upright.

Benoit Malta, the man behind the creation, said he wanted to encourage movement for those office workers who spent around 70 per cent of the day sitting down.

There is video and further description at the link, and for the pointer I thank Mark Thorson.