In 2026 Olympic Skating, the Dutch have won 60 out of 60 medals for long track speed skating because of it. Who would have thought that this ergonomic innovation was once met with laughs and skepsis. And that only women thought to embrace this ergonomic innovation to improve their long-term performance.
The clap skate has become the standard tool for ergonomic performance. The skates allows athletes to be more athletic - extending the leg more in a way that the muscles are built for. This makes them significantly faster.
Here you can view a classic interview with Rintje Ritsma from 1996, while still in denial. The interview is in Dutch, but his nonverbal signals are universal. Link shows the 20 seconds with Rintje (till 8:19min).
Why I wanted to share this with you?
I'm also developing an ergonomic innovation that supports and maintains performance. Not in skating, but in computer work. People who use their computer intensively or for prolonged duration, are now bound to their desk, because of their computer input devices. Their keyboard and mouse force them into a fixed, hunched position, which produces strain on the body in multiple ways. This leads to tiredness and can ultimately lead to all kinds of injuries, categorized as CANS/WRULD/computer RSI:
- tendonitis
- carpal tunnel syndrom
- mouse arm
- tennis elbow
- computer shoulders
- spinal disc bulge
- headaches
- severe neck pain (Tech Neck)
Luckily, Typeware's wearable computer input device set removes their causes. By sliding your keyboard and mouse on your hands, you are freed from your desk and freed from the fixed, repeated postures that ultimately lead to these kind of injuries.
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