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Treadmill desks

rachmass1
rachmass1 Posts: 470 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Anyone else here have a treadmill desk setup?

Best thing since sliced bread IMO

Replies

  • salxtai
    salxtai Posts: 341 Member
    I'm pretty utterly confused how you get anything done desk-wise and treadmill-wise.


    And how you haven't smashed your nose yet from tripping over :\
  • icemaiden17_uk
    icemaiden17_uk Posts: 463 Member
    I don't but I so would! I think they are brilliant!
  • rachmass1
    rachmass1 Posts: 470 Member
    You walk slowly. I started out walking under a mile an hour and now can walk at 1.5 MPH and type and work well. Usually use this desk two to four hours a day. My mind works better when my body is moving a bit. This is easier than a standing desk because walking forces good posture.
  • salxtai
    salxtai Posts: 341 Member
    You walk slowly. I started out walking under a mile an hour and now can walk at 1.5 MPH and type and work well. Usually use this desk two to four hours a day. My mind works better when my body is moving a bit. This is easier than a standing desk because walking forces good posture.


    I'd fear for the safety of my head / nose / knees / everything....

    Mind you I'm a chronic leg bouncer so I can relate to the improved concentration with movement
  • Crystal0827
    Crystal0827 Posts: 244 Member
    I have never heard of or saw anything like this before.....
  • rachmass1
    rachmass1 Posts: 470 Member
  • Absolutely love mine...I get between 10k-17k steps per day at the office! I am writing this email from my treadmill desk. I could never go back to a traditional sit down desk ever again. My back is so much better, I have more energy and I don't have the afternoon lull. Trying to juggle full time job, kids, working out is overwhelming BUT this gives me that daily activity so if I miss a workout I still burned calories and was moving.

    It is so easy to type, skype and have phone conferences...after a week I completely forgot that i was even walking!

    I have a Lifespan treadmill desk and would recommend walking and working to anyone!
  • rachmass1
    rachmass1 Posts: 470 Member
    Absolutely love mine...I get between 10k-17k steps per day at the office! I am writing this email from my treadmill desk. I could never go back to a traditional sit down desk ever again. My back is so much better, I have more energy and I don't have the afternoon lull. Trying to juggle full time job, kids, working out is overwhelming BUT this gives me that daily activity so if I miss a workout I still burned calories and was moving.

    It is so easy to type, skype and have phone conferences...after a week I completely forgot that i was even walking!

    I have a Lifespan treadmill desk and would recommend walking and working to anyone!

    Awesome! Thanks for chiming in.

    Due to a troublesome hip, this is the only exercise I am doing at the moment and it is such a tremendous help. I have lost a total of 13 pounds since middle of January, most of which started to come off when I got my desk (mid-March). I can't imagine going back to sitting all day long, and hope one day I will be able to be fully mobile.
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