For the study, the duo and their BYU student team assessed 75 healthy adults, half
using treadmill desks, half using regular desks, for a 45 - minute period.
Larson said professor friends who
use treadmill desks step off when they have a task that requires high concentration, such as intense reading and editing.
In a perfect world, the best solution would be to
use a treadmill desk that encourages slow movement and also to take breaks at various intervals for some more specific movements.
Everyday thousands of people type successfully while
using a treadmill desk.
It apparently is the result of work by James Levine of the Mayo, who TreeHugger reported way back in 2005
used a treadmill desk.
Not exact matches
This model costs $ 399 and has a big advantage over
treadmill desks and other «workout» furniture I've tested before, including one product where you bike
using pedals below a normal
desk.
Some companies are piloting the
use of
treadmill desks, which let workers walk at a leisurely pace while they type or answer the phone.
This walking
desk video shows how easy and relaxing it is to
use an office
treadmill.
LeCheminant and Larson strongly support the
use of
treadmill desks, sit - stand
desks, and any other efforts to safely improve physical activity in the work place.
Invest in a stand - up or
treadmill desk, and
use it daily (I've walked more than 2,000 miles on mine while writing my newest book, Younger).
Treadmill desks may not be the best option for everyone though I love mine and it's what I
use when recording The Healthy Moms Podcast.
In one study,
treadmill desk use improved employee productivity by 10 % compared to working while sitting.
«Rebel
Desk CEO, Kathleen Hale says that Tory Johnson, a host on ABC's Good Morning America, has credited the Rebel
Treadmill Desk she
uses as a key factoring her recent weight - loss journey.»
Invest in a stand - up or
treadmill desk, and
use it daily.
This walking
desk video shows how easy and relaxing it is to
use an office
treadmill.
Lex
uses a MacBook Pro, an iPhone 5, an iPad mini, a Kindle 3, a TiVo HD, and a
treadmill desk, and loves them all.
Also floating in my periphery are Dark Souls, Gunpoint & GTA V. I fell in love with the idea of a
treadmill desk after reading a New Yorker article about them and while we only own an Elliptical in my house it's surprisingly not that difficult to play GTA V while
using an elliptical.
Would you
use a
treadmill -
desk if your firm offered it to you?
Apparently, the fitness at work trend is spreading: The New York Times has a story this week about «the small but growing number of
desk jockeys» who are walking while they work,
using specially designed combination
treadmill -
desks.