[pct-l] "WalkStation" - treadmill desk

[Cat Nelson]

Next, get the biggest wall/desk monitor or two and wall paper your wall if
you don't have a view.
On Feb 6, 2013 8:09 PM, "Paul Mitchell" <paul at bluebrain.ca> wrote:

> Anyone who has a desk job and loves hiking might find this interesting.
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> I sit for eight to sixteen hours a day when I work, which is almost all the
> time.  When I hit the trail every few years I'm in terrible shape, and
> although I get fit the further I hike, I would enjoy the trail FAR more if
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> were fit in the first place.  I can't break away from the computer, it's my
> source of income and a creative outlet, so I'm making an investment to turn
> my computer into a place I can get fit.  I've ordered a combination
> sit-stand desk (desk with motors in the legs that can lift the desk up from
> sitting to standing height) coupled with a treadmill specially designed for
> sustained slow speed use.  The treadmill sits off to one side and your
> office chair sits beside it, your monitor on an arm that you can move to
> either side as needed.
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> These things are slowly catching on.  We can walk, at a slow pace of 1 or
> 1.5 miles an hour, all day while working, or intermittently between sitting
> breaks, potentially logging 10+ miles a day, burning an extra 100 to 130
> calories per hour of walking.
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> They're not cheap (though lots of people rig up cheap alternative
> solutions)
> but I feel like it's the best $2500 I'm likely to ever spend.
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> I went with this one, http://www.treadmilldeskinc.com/shadow.html but
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> are other options & other companies.
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> I should get it in about three weeks.  Super excited!
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> Anyway, just thought I'd share in case anyone hadn't heard of these yet.
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> - Potential178
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