re: Anyone have a treadmill desk?

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Said it was the greatest thing work related he'd ever tried.

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if you want to work, work. if you want to run, then run. doing two things half-assed at the same time is not any better than doing them individually as good as you can.

if something is worth doing, do it right.

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Had a professor who had one of those in his office. Said it was the greatest thing work related he'd ever tried.

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Obviously, these aren't for running - I'd prefer walking to standing, so I can see the value of setting it at a mosey or a lollygag speed (2.5 to 3 mph) - then amping it up for about 10 minutes every hour (3.5) - I bet a person could maintain a reasonable level of fitness walking 8 hours per day - just sitting and typing, the average person burns 80 to 100 calories per hour (everyone will be different) - but that same person will burn 3 to 4 times that if they were walking the whole time, as they would walk 3+ miles every hour.

That would be 24 miles, give or take, in a 8-hour workday. Even if you don't want to lose weight, that would be another whole meal you could eat, with no problems.