With all of the research on the dangers of sitting, people are looking for alternatives to the office chair. One alternative people often try is using an exercise ball or yoga ball rather than a chair. We’re often asked whether we think exercise balls are good option, so here is our two cents. Exercise balls […]
You’ve been doing that morning routine for years. Wake up, shower, light breakfast, and out the door to your office. Once at work, you grab your coffee, chat with a co-worker or two, then sit down at your desk. You work, and sit, and work, and sit. You grab some lunch (often at your desk), […]
TechCrunch writer, John Biggs, featured his experience using the Rebel Treadmill 1000 here. John was happy with his adjustment to using a walking treadmill under his standing desk. He even lost a few pounds, despite admittedly indulging over the Thanksgiving holiday. We wanted to highlight one part of John’s experience: his surprise at enjoying the […]
Did you wake up to a winter wonderland this morning? Or at least some cold temps? We had some frost on the pumpkin this morning, and it made us glad to have our treadmill desks to jump on! Winter started early for many parts of the U.S. today, including Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. And that […]
Ready or not, November is here. And that means the holiday season is upon us! Shopping, food, parties, family - awesome stuff, but also more challenges than usual to staying active and healthy. Work doesn’t stop during the holiday season, and for many it only picks up. Having a treadmill desk is a great way […]
As we talked about in our last post about the history of the treadmill desk (it’s really more interesting than it sounds!), it was a bit revolutionary for researchers to start studying the effects of physical activity on health. More recently, researchers have looked at the effects of inactivity on health. There are a plethora […]
I regularly read articles that describe treadmill desks as a great way to multitask. The gist of these descriptions is that work is so demanding that we cannot find time to exercise. But you can jump on a treadmill desk and get exercise while you work! These descriptions really are a sad commentary on our […]
And it’s called . . . (drumroll) . . . physical activity! Um. Really? Yes. Really. Recently the Director of the Center for Disease Control, Dr. Thomas Frieden said: “Physical activity is the closest thing we have to a wonder drug . . . Being active is one of the most important things people of all […]
Arianna Huffington recently launched an initiative called The Third Metric that explores redefining success beyond money and power. I recommend checking out HuffPost’s Third Metric page for some great tips on improving well-being, happiness, and health. One article that caught my attention was on the benefits of walking meetings. I began having walking meetings about […]
Keeping track of the latest health and fitness recommendations can be frustrating. One week it is: Do this. Do that. The next week it is: Don’t do this. Don’t do that. I read an article today about how endurance running can increase your chance of dying from a heart condition! Deepak Chopra hit on this […]