Apr
These days one of the biggest problems leading to so many people being overweight is the fact that many of spend our days chained to our desks.
Being sedentary at work inevitably leads to the office chair “butt spread” which is less than flattering.
The problem is that most people spend the vast majority of their time at work, and very few of us have any energy (or time) left to workout when we get home.
So what’s the answer?
How about the TreadDesk?
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The TreadDesk is one man’s answer to getting people more active at work. Jerry Carr, the founder of TreadDesk Inc. went from an active sales job to being stuck behind a desk and found that he quickly put on weight.
This prompted him to try to come with a way that he could exercise at work. At first he brought a regular treadmill into his office and stuck it in the corner, stopping work occasionally to exercise. However, he found that he wasn’t getting enough work done when he was exercising so he started looking for a better solution.
That’s how he eventually came up with the design for the TreadDesk. Essentially, it is a treadmill that allows you to walk while you work so you don’t have to stop working to get exercise.
How does that work? If you’re walking don’t you have to be standing up? Yep.
The solution to the standing problem is to use either an adjustable height desk that allows you to raise it to standing height while you are working out, or to buy a stationary stand up desk, which is a desk that is always at standing height.
Once you have the TreadDesk and the right height desk, all you have to do is walk your way to a thinner, healthier body while you still get work done at the same time.
I love the concept of this desk. I think anything that gets more of us moving at work is a good thing. The only thing I wonder about is how hard it would be to type, move a mouse or read while you are walking. It almost seems like it would be difficult to concentrate or hard to maneuver a mouse while you were moving. What do you think?
At any rate, the people who have tried the TreadDesk seem to love it. Many people are reporting weight loss. Not only that, but most people who use it report that they have increased energy as well. That makes a lot of sense since exercise helps to give you more energy and improves your concentration.
I think this would be a fabulous item for companies to provide for their employees. Wouldn’t it be great to work at a place that encouraged you to move while you worked and made it easy for you to do it?
I also think it is a good option for anyone who works at home on their computer like me. If I had the money I would seriously consider giving one a whirl.
So what’s your take on the TreadDesk? Would you use one? Do you think you would still get work done? I’d love to hear your opinions.
