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I bought a treadmill desk recently. It's fantastic. I'm walking 15k steps at 2.3km/h daily, and slowly increasing the speed. I've dropped 3+kg and will soon hav

I bought a treadmill desk recently. It's fantastic. I'm walking 15k steps at 2.3km/h daily, and slowly increasing the speed. I've dropped 3+kg and will soon have a healthy BMI again. After the first few days, the novelty wore off and I stopped noticing it while I worked. If I want a standing desk, I just turn the treadmill off. One thing I've noticed is that I still have to sit down to maximize focus and think through certain problems. Alternating walking for 30-60 minutes, then sitting for a while feels natural.

trhway 11y ago
i think treadmill desk is fantastic (i'm currently (for 6 months already) at the "cardboard boxes on the table" stage) and wondering - are you in the office with others, ie. what about noise?
- oniMaker 11y ago
  It's in my home office, and it's pretty quiet. Not much louder than simply walking around.
cylinder 11y ago
I have seen one in person; great for passive consumption of what's on your screen but seems like typing would be a pain. How does that work? It seems like one of those under desk ellipticals would be a better idea: http://www.amazon.com/FitDesk-Under-Desk-Elliptical/dp/B00Y1FRULM http://www.amazon.com/FitDesk-Under-Desk-Elliptical/dp/B00Y1...
- oniMaker 11y ago
  I did lots of research on this before buying one, and have found what most people reported to be true: it's easy to type and be accurate with a mouse at speeds under 2mph. Mine stops within five seconds, so taking calls etc. is not really a problem either. Plus you can stand motionless on the side rails while it slows down.
msfoamy 11y ago
15k steps per day is awesome! I have no idea how much 3kg is but that's awesome too ;) And it's cool to hear you say that last bit because I feel the same way. I really need to sit down to work through through a complicated problems that requires focus. Emails and phone calls are standing and furrowed brow activities are sitting.
- jmnicolas 11y ago
  According to Google 3kg is 6,61387 pounds. As a rule of thumbs if you multiply kilograms by 2 you get a rough equivalent in pounds ;-) I can manage inches, feet and pounds quite OK but Fahrenheit are a bitch though.
  - annnnd 11y ago
    > ... but Fahrenheit are a bitch though. Ha, ha, couldn't agree more... :) Anyway, I looked it up just now, looks like you substract 32 from Fahrenheit and then divide by 1.8 to get Celcius: http://www.wikihow.com/Convert-Between-Fahrenheit,-Celsius,-and-Kelvin http://www.wikihow.com/Convert-Between-Fahrenheit,-Celsius,-...
- oniMaker 11y ago
  I know you're half joking, but if you really don't have a feeling (or actual understanding) of the units of the metric system you should spend some time acquiring that knowledge. There are reasons that 95% of the world and the entire scientific community uses it.
rosege 11y ago
Do you have a link for the one you bought?
- georgefrick 11y ago
  You can get the treadmill attachment for the evodesk. It's 999.00, so about $1800.00 total w/desk.
- oniMaker 11y ago
  It's the Lifespan TR-1200 DT.

trhway 11y ago

i think treadmill desk is fantastic (i'm currently (for 6 months already) at the "cardboard boxes on the table" stage) and wondering - are you in the office with others, ie. what about noise?

oniMaker 11y ago
It's in my home office, and it's pretty quiet. Not much louder than simply walking around.

cylinder 11y ago

I have seen one in person; great for passive consumption of what's on your screen but seems like typing would be a pain. How does that work? It seems like one of those under desk ellipticals would be a better idea: http://www.amazon.com/FitDesk-Under-Desk-Elliptical/dp/B00Y1FRULM http://www.amazon.com/FitDesk-Under-Desk-Elliptical/dp/B00Y1...

oniMaker 11y ago
I did lots of research on this before buying one, and have found what most people reported to be true: it's easy to type and be accurate with a mouse at speeds under 2mph. Mine stops within five seconds, so taking calls etc. is not really a problem either. Plus you can stand motionless on the side rails while it slows down.

msfoamy 11y ago

15k steps per day is awesome! I have no idea how much 3kg is but that's awesome too ;) And it's cool to hear you say that last bit because I feel the same way. I really need to sit down to work through through a complicated problems that requires focus. Emails and phone calls are standing and furrowed brow activities are sitting.

jmnicolas 11y ago
According to Google 3kg is 6,61387 pounds. As a rule of thumbs if you multiply kilograms by 2 you get a rough equivalent in pounds ;-) I can manage inches, feet and pounds quite OK but Fahrenheit are a bitch though.
- annnnd 11y ago
  > ... but Fahrenheit are a bitch though. Ha, ha, couldn't agree more... :) Anyway, I looked it up just now, looks like you substract 32 from Fahrenheit and then divide by 1.8 to get Celcius: http://www.wikihow.com/Convert-Between-Fahrenheit,-Celsius,-and-Kelvin http://www.wikihow.com/Convert-Between-Fahrenheit,-Celsius,-...
oniMaker 11y ago
I know you're half joking, but if you really don't have a feeling (or actual understanding) of the units of the metric system you should spend some time acquiring that knowledge. There are reasons that 95% of the world and the entire scientific community uses it.

rosege 11y ago

Do you have a link for the one you bought?

georgefrick 11y ago
You can get the treadmill attachment for the evodesk. It's 999.00, so about $1800.00 total w/desk.
oniMaker 11y ago
It's the Lifespan TR-1200 DT.