Treadmill desk

Treadmill Desk: It's Crazy - But Is It Crazy Enough To Be A Good Idea?

A treadmill desk is a desk that doesn't have a chair, but instead has a treadmill in front of it. The theory is that you stand up and walk while you work or play on your computer, getting exercise while going digital. When I first heard this idea, I thought the idea was completely insane. But the more I hear about it, the more it make sense to me, and I think I'll give it a try.

The theory is that you walk along at 1 mph while working -- fast enough to get your blood moving.

Because 1 mph doesn't speed up the metabolism a whole lot, the treadmill desk wouldn't be a substitute for a good workout -- doctors currently recommend at least a half-hour of moderate cardio exercise, such as walking, swimming or biking, on most days of the week.

But doctors also say that the more exercise you get, the healthier you'll be. And that's where the treadmill desk might come in -- adding a few miles a day to your walking sounds all good.

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[Brad Rhoads]

I wonder how much extra cardio you'll really *need*. "You can expend calories in one of two ways. One is to go to the gym and the other is through all the activities of daily living called NEAT (Non-exercise activity thermogenesis). It appears that NEAT is far more important for calorie-burning than exercise in nearly everyone" (http://ndc.mayo.edu/mayo/research/levine_lab/).

But calorie-burning isn't necessary cadio conditioning I guess. I want to look into this point more.

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