We’ve helped thousands of users get their first treadmill desk—and for that matter, over a million site visitors have read our reviews and advice—so we tapped our staff experts for their favorite tips to new users for the optimal treadmill desking experience, and collected them all here. This is also a good document to review before purchasing your treadmill desk, to make sure you’ve thought through all the issues around placement and ergonomics. We’ve included links to our most popular advice articles for deeper dives into some of the topics below.
Know Your Treadmill Review your treadmill manual before it arrives. Once you know what kind of treadmill you’re going to be buying, [...]Dear valued colleagues,
As you know I have recently adopted the use of a treadmill desk in order to improve my productivity and stave off the ravages of “sitting disease.” Being as these are fairly new devices in the workplace not a lot is commonly known about the proper etiquette when approaching someone who is working on a treadmill desk. I don’t want anyone to ever feel like they’d be interrupting my flow or upsetting me if they needed to get my attention while I was walking, so here’s a helpful guide from the good folks at WorkWhileWalking on “Treadmill Desk Office Etiquette.”
How to approach someone who is working on a [...]
One of the biggest hurdles to widespread treadmill desk adoption in the workplace is that most large enterprises have never had one before and may be reluctant to purchase an entire fleet for their employees, sight unseen. Even when they decide they’re ready to make the jump to a treadmill desk workstation, they often run into difficulty choosing the right one for their needs. We always recommend trying out a treadmill desk yourself before you commit to one (which you can do at SitLess.com’s trialing center), but there are too few brick-and-mortar locations that exhibit an array of full treadmill desks, much less allow anyone to walk in off the street and use [...]
This is one of the most common questions we receive, and while we’d like to give a simple answer, the reality is fairly complex and requires a nuanced response – one that goes beyond the simple lifting capacities published by a stand-up desk manufacturer.
Factors to WeighThese days most people have a lightweight computer, one to four lightweight monitors, perhaps some monitor arms, and a keyboard tray on their desks; in rare cases, they may add a laser printer or a CPU holder underneath their desktop. None of these items on their own need cause worry about straining the motors of an electric desk, but [...]
During the first couple of days with a treadmill desk, new users may be tempted to plough through an entire day’s work on their feet. While it’s an admirable goal, there’s a point of diminishing returns when it comes to intense typing while walking.
The Treadmill Desk Learning CurveThe most immediate effect new treadmill deskers may notice is a diminished ability to multitask. While everyone can accomplish a variety of light tasks on the move like talking on the phone or responding to emails, first and second timers tend to find multitasking more difficult when they get to the meatier parts of their work. We suggest leaving those intensive writing tasks to your sitting or [...]
