Guest Speaker Physiotherapist and Inventor Steve August arrived for Mondays meeting with a large amount of gear to show us. Some of us were wondering if it was leading to a story about Steampunk but Steve soon showed us a multitude of photos of his portable hot tub and the impressive metal device is actually the heater which can be gas or wood fired. Steve has sold two and a half thousand of his tubs and that continues although he is too busy to advertise.
Next up he showed us his "Backpod"which is about half the size of a rugby ball. It is useful to remedy what he calls "Ihunch" Steve showed us the common posture people have when using devices and laptops and how it is developing into back and neck problems that are quite visible. When in Dunedin Steve lives in the student area and he can see this posture problem amongst the young people passing by. Some of our Rotary audience could be seen quietly pulling themselves up in a better posture as he explained this.
Jenny Nichol and Jackie Dann were delightful models for Steve as he demonstrated the use of the Backpod. You lie down with it between your shoulder blades. The Backpod comes with full instructions.
At the end of the meeting he fielded a queue of potential purchasers for the Backpod as well as providing some general advice to our members. It seems what he was talking about was quite relevant to a number of us.
Steve purchased his property in Bannockburn in the late 1980s which makes him an early resident and he built his home there himself which he describes as a "Crib" or perhaps a "Village" as his building skills run more to building huts. He also enjoys spending time in his Dunedin home.
