Put treadmills and desks together, and you have a deeply unsexy combination. (Like sneakers with skirts—see above.) But that shouldn't stop you, or so we're told by our friend David Goldenberg, founder of PigSpigot, and a treadmill desk early adopter.
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TOTALLY not hot, BUT, I would absolutely request one and use it all the time. My job involves looong hours, and I have to make an effort to get up and move around throughout the course of the day. And when buckling down for a project, there is zero time for going home early to work out. I've thought of getting one of those bike pedal things for under-the-desk, but this would be so much better.
It's a pity that today we are not able to get enough time and energy to exercise, and have to resolve to exercising while working.
For me, working out is to zone out and focus on my work out And not another reason to add more "paper" work to it.
I like the idea in theory because, like Jenny, I work long hours and am often too exhausted the rest of the time to fit in a proper workout. However, my job involves lots of precise clicking- I don't think this would work so well!
Weirdly awesome, though of course every boss ever would hate the idea.
An upright bike might work out slightly better - you wouldn't get as good of a workout, but you would be much steadier for typing and mouse clicking.
I have a set up like this in my home office and totally love it. Totally.
At first, I used the treadmill when I had a lot of reading to do - thinking that I wouldn't be able to concentrate on any "real" work, but that is not the case. The walking part of things just fades into the background while I'm working away. I've been on the treadmill for up to 2 hours while working. Nice!
AWE-SOME!
Is this an early April Fool's post? AT, this is MARCH first, NOT Aprils 1st. Trying to walk on a treadmill AND type or work on the computer at the same time would be extremely difficult if not next to impossible.
I agree that it doesn't look nice, but it's a great concept. I am always working on the computer so it'd be nice to get a workout while working. However, I wonder if I could actually type while I'm running/jogging.
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My hubby is glued to his computer and he has been using a a DYI version for several years. He makes the typing/walking thing work quite well. I haven't tried working and walking. My brain can only handle one task at a time. http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11074/treadmill-desk/
I love that this post appears right after one featuring lazy susans...