Treadmills have become the hottest home exercise choice. According to the National Sporting Goods Association, treadmill sales have exceeded those of all other home exercise equipment.
It’s easy to understand why. Next to good shoes, a treadmill may be a runner’s best friend. Practically anything your training demands–hills, tempo, intervals, long distance–you can do on […]
“I Put In 5 Miles at the Office” (New York Times) Treadmill desk facilitates working and working out (phillyburbs.com) Desk treadmill allows users to do their work while getting a workout (Detroit Free Press)
Sitting Slows Metabolism – How to Not Sit Still? 10 Tips to Stop Sitting Still
By Wendy Bumgardner, About.com
Sitting still might be killing you. In the short run, it may be slowing your metabolism so you burn less fat when you finally get up and exercise. That is the concern of Dr. Marc T. […]
I have had this treadmill desk for a few months now and I have not used it as much as I planned. But wait, I have a good excuse. I have sciatica. I had to stop running and speed walking with my friends because it was kicking up something bad. I get a steroid shot […]
The Difference Between Home Treadmills vs. Health Club Treadmills
From Fred Waters A treadmill for commercial use must stand constant daily usage. Generally they are built like a tank. A treadmill for home use is a whole different story. Rather than running for 10 hours a day, it may only get used several hours […]
My son is in the 5th grade. He is a video game kid. He loves the Wii, Sony Playstation, and his Nintendo DS. I enjoy playing those with him myself. Neither of us is into exercise. We tried to get him into soccer, baseball, and we go boating and knee boarding, but he likes to […]
My first words of wisdom on using your new treadmill desk would be this, do not walk six miles your first day. I did that and my legs hurt the next day, my knees hurt and I was walking like an old lady (not there is anything wrong with that).