Sunday, January 25, 2009

Commercial Treadmill Desks - TrekDesk Exercise Treadmill

The TrekDesk is essentially a add-on desk that snuggles up to your treadmill. It folds away when not in use.

While their site says, "Sturdy robust components designed to last a lifetime," they only offer a 2 year warranty.

Information from the manufacturer:
TrekDesk Features:
- 72 inch x 34 inch work surface, larger than most standard size desks.
- Ergonomically designed height adjustment feature allows you to easily set the desk height to your specific requirements.
- Accessories: Two Cup/Pen Holders, One Phone/Filing Tray, One Manuscript Stand
- holds books, magazines, papers in place while you walk.
- Fits virtually any sized laptop, keyboard, standard monitor combination.
- Costs less than one months health insurance payment.
- Universal design fits virtually any sized treadmill.
- Future accessories in development.
- Sturdy robust components designed to last a lifetime.
- Two Year Warranty.
- Powder coated steel frame with steel reinforced polycarbonate desktop.
- Professional design and materials suitable for corporate or home office use.
- Total Weight: 57 lbs.
- Flexibility: Workstation by day, running treadmill after work.
- Capitalizes on incline features of treadmills
- burn 2x the amount of calories walking at same slow speed.
- Shipping Weight/Size: 60lbs./ 36 inches x 36 inches x 14 inches.
- Cut out middle design allows easy access to treadmill controls and optimum reach to entire work surface area.
- Folds for easy storage and portability.
- Walk the weight away, increase productivity, prevent disease, restore your health, improve your mood and sleep, enhance your mind and stimulate blood flow while you work with TrekDesk!

Having said that, it appears the most cost effective and easiest way to get a desk around your treadmill.

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Monday, January 19, 2009

Commercial Treadmill Desks - Air Desk AirDesk Exerciser

The AirDesk Exercise Stand for Laptops is essentially like a music sheet holder. This treadmill desk is for minimalists and adapts to any exercise machine or use while standing.

Many researchers recommend exercise while working. With the AirDesk Exerciser you can walk, jog, pump or pedal while exercising your brain.

When you are done with your treadmill workout you just tuck it away. It securely holds any laptop. The 3D positioning technology will put your laptop in the perfect sweet spot for your setup.

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Commercial Treadmill Desks - TreadDesk

TreadDesk mostly has desks that fit your treadmill. Tread Desk gives you options to change your working position throughout the day and break up the static posture that can lead to many health problems.

A treadmill desk story from a NBC affiliate

NBC) -- Patent attorney Ross Robinson starts his day in an office that looks like most others. The difference is when he gets to his desk, he keeps on moving.

Robinson has a treadmill desk. He does everything his job requires him to while he's walking.

"I can talk on the phone, I can answer e-mail, I can type on the computer, most things I can do, so I'd say about six out of eight hours every day I'm on the treadmill," he explained.

It's helped him lose 25 pounds in about two months.

"I've got three young kids, family activities, commute, long work days as a lawyer, so I thought why can't I just do two at the same time," Robinson said.

Robinson did his research. The more he read about it, the more he believed a Tread-Desk could help him lose weight.

"When I looked into the research, they showed that depending upon your weight, you can burn 100 to 200 calories an hour just walking at a slow pace," he said.

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Commercial Treadmill Desks - Steelcase Walkstation

There are a few commercial treadmill desks - one is the Steelcase Walkstation.


According the the Walk Station web site, "The Walkstation is the fully integrated combination of an electric height-adjustable worksurface with an exclusively engineered, low speed commercial grade treadmill. And it’s the first product in the entirely new FitWork™ category of products from Details designed to bring healthy habits to sedentary workers while they are actually working."



Some of the desk treadmill features are
Display console shows speed, calories burned, time and distance. Console may be visible or stored
2.0 mph maximum motor
High torque motor to withstand the rigors of slow speeds and possible higher weights for long periods of time
Whisper quiet for the office environment
Uses 3-8 amps depending on walking speed
Series 7 Height-AdjusTable Worksurface
Height adjustment on the treadmill key pad
Worksurface proportioned for limited reach
Urethane High Profile edge spans entire front edge

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Treadmill Desk Video



Treadmill Desk : Good Morning America



Dr. James Levine speaks about Treadmill Desks



Desk Treadmills at Work Mayo Clinic



Sample work station home office treadmill desk


Sample movable desk tread mills