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Same here except I've been doing it at work. I suffer from chronic lower back pain due to a herniated disc, and never has my back felt better since my injury i

Same here except I've been doing it at work. I suffer from chronic lower back pain due to a herniated disc, and never has my back felt better since my injury in high school. Sitting is absolutely terrible for it, and standing, while an improvement, leads to poor posture because I found I would lean on a particular leg for too long, and muscles in my back would get unevenly strained. I walk between 1 and 2 MPH all day long. I find it very easy to do all computer tasks while moving. The only time I stop is when I need to write something down on paper, which I can't even do well at the lowest setting of 0.4 MPH. It is a bit tiring, but in a very good way. My two "breaks" are sitting down with my team for lunch and then sitting on the couch for a little while after I get home. I did not work my way up slowly as some people recommend; I had been using a standing desk for about a year and I just dove right into the walking because I prefer it to standing even when I'm a little tired.

redwood 14y ago
Out of curiosity, did you try walking in place as an alternative to treadmill? I suppose it's hard to keep going
- freerobby 14y ago
  I made an effort to try to bend my legs with some frequency, but I wouldn't call it "walking in place," nor can I say I was very consistent about it. I'd usually do it for a few minutes, then get deep into a problem, and realize I'd been leaning on a leg for 10 minutes. Rinse and repeat. A big part of the value of the treadmill for me is that it forces me to always move and bend my legs, which means I never have the opportunity to default to a bad posture. That's the reason why I walk all day every day. A cheaper alternative I considered was getting a Bongo Board: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=bongo+board&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Abongo+board http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3D... I went with a treadmill desk because I thought with the bongo board I could still default into a balanced inanimate position, and because I'm fortunate enough where I could afford a treadmill desk without it being a huge sacrifice for me. But, if that weren't the case, I think the bongo board could be an improvement over standing.

redwood 14y ago

Out of curiosity, did you try walking in place as an alternative to treadmill? I suppose it's hard to keep going

freerobby 14y ago
I made an effort to try to bend my legs with some frequency, but I wouldn't call it "walking in place," nor can I say I was very consistent about it. I'd usually do it for a few minutes, then get deep into a problem, and realize I'd been leaning on a leg for 10 minutes. Rinse and repeat. A big part of the value of the treadmill for me is that it forces me to always move and bend my legs, which means I never have the opportunity to default to a bad posture. That's the reason why I walk all day every day. A cheaper alternative I considered was getting a Bongo Board: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=bongo+board&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Abongo+board http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3D... I went with a treadmill desk because I thought with the bongo board I could still default into a balanced inanimate position, and because I'm fortunate enough where I could afford a treadmill desk without it being a huge sacrifice for me. But, if that weren't the case, I think the bongo board could be an improvement over standing.