Ask most treadmill desk users: would you go back to sitting for 8 hours a day? Almost certainly they will say, no way. Never. But what made these folks convert to a treadmill desk, and why are businesses adopting this new way to work? If you’ve made a New Year’s resolution to commit to being […]
If you’ve recently received your Rebel Treadmill 1000, we have three tips to help you get started. 1. Walk Slowly The Rebel Treadmill has a speed range from 0.5 mph to 2.0 mph. When you first start using it, we suggest a speed range from 0.8 to 1.3 mph. Find a speed that is comfortable […]
Many of our curious treadmill desk followers have asked us: “Can a treadmill desk help me lose weight?” The answer is, yes! Weight loss can be one of the many benefits of regular treadmill desk use. Just look at Tech Crunch’s John Biggs, who tried out a Rebel Treadmill 1000 during this busy holiday season. […]
One of the most common questions that we get at Rebel Desk is: can I really type while I’m walking on a treadmill? We assure folks that, yes, typing is not a problem while walking slowly at a treadmill desk. But now we can let other people do the assuring . . . This weekend […]
Back pain is a big pain. It’s estimated that 65 million Americans suffer from back pain, making it the second most common reason for calling up the doctor. When we sit, we often have poor posture, hunching over laptops or tablets. We crane our necks. We sit on bulky wallets and throw off our spines. […]
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 […]
We discuss treadmill desk health benefits on our blog and social media posts often, but today we want to talk about a recent helpful discovery that could benefit our Rebel Desk users. Treadmill desks are being accepted as eligible items to use towards your yearly Flexible Spending Account or FSA. What this means is that […]
Aiming to help improve the health and well-being of those with diabetes and those trying to avoid developing it, Rebel Desk is offering a chance to test its treadmill desk Rebel Desk, a healthy workspace solutions company, is changing the way that people work. Wanting to give people more alternatives to sitting in a chair all […]
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 […]