Standing Desks & Treadmill Desks

Treadmill desks can come as integrated treadmill-plus-desk units or as mix-and-max setups that allow you to pair an office treadmill with the adjustable-height desk of your choice. Our expert review staff has reviewed them all, and in this comprehensive comparison review give you the synopsis on every popular treadmill desk option out there.

While the jury-rigged DIY treadmill desk may have been the best option in the past for someone with a running treadmill just collecting dust in the attic, and possessing of good garage workshop hacking skills, the office fitness industry has now caught up with demand by offering a wide array of quality products all across the price spectrum. We've compiled the specs of all the major treadmill desks on the market today, to easily compare them against each other so you can find the right treadmill for your walking workstation. For a comprehensive review of the many desk options for pairing with a walking base, see our Comparison Review of Adjustable-Height Standing Desks.

Much more than just another "retread" of a piece of gym equipment, the upcoming ThermoTread GT Treadmill Desk is designed from the ground up for today's offices. It's equipped with a smooth belt, a quiet motor, and an elegant touch screen controller. As the world's first smart treadmill desk, the GT will connect to the internet of things through iMovR's CloudStation™, providing new usability and safety features for individuals and corporations alike. Welcome to the next generation of treadmill desks.

We’ve reviewed the Lander Desk and the ThermoTread GT separately, so here we aren’t getting into the details on these products individually. We’re going to be looking at the total package. How does the Lander Treadmill Desk from iMovR hold up as a treadmill desk?

Our History with iMovR and Beyond

Most of you know our relationship with iMovR. We began WorkWhileWalking as a reviews site, investigating treadmill desk components and evaluating them from various manufacturers. Back in those days, you couldn’t even buy a full treadmill desk from one seller. You had to piece together the parts—treadmill from one manufacturer, monitors arms from another, standing desk from yet [...]

If you’re looking for a treadmill desk with American-made quality and excellent value, iMovR’s Energize deserves a closer look. Its assortment of custom tabletop options is sure to leave you with the perfect match for your space and décor, and its state-of-the-art ThermoTread GT Treadmill is the top performing office treadmill on the market.

If you’re on the market for a treadmill desk with superior ergonomics, quality, and value, the iMovR Cascade is a top contender. Its built-in SteadyType™ keyboard tray delivers extraordinary typing ergonomics, and its state-of-the art treadmill is the most advanced walking machine on the market.

Like their positioning in the exercise equipment field, LifeSpan focuses on offering middle-of-the-road treadmill desk solutions that are of decent quality at a reasonable price, but their DNA is clearly that of an exercise equipment manufacturer, not an office furniture manufacturer. A consistent DNA marker with treadmill desk manufacturers is if they offer their treadmill bases for sale standalone, without a desk. LifeSpan does, and we strongly encourage you to read our detailed review of the LifeSpan TR800, T1200 and TR5000 treadmill bases in addition to this review to learn all about their core technology. The treadmill base, after all, is where the rubber truly meets the road.

TR1200 is reliable, well-designed, and relatively soft on the wallet—a combination of quality and cost-efficiency that we've found hard to beat. While other treadmills have it beat feature for feature, individuals looking for a basic, low-cost treadmill base that will last for years will find the TR1200 suits their needs perfectly. In the years since its introduction to the market the TR1200 has become the most popular base used in walking workstations, usually in concert with an adjustable height desk, such as a ThermoDesk Elite or Omega Everest.

In this review we'll go into greater detail on the TR5000 model - the most ruggedly built and capable of all walking treadmill bases in the market today. For a comparison between the three LifeSpan models click on the "Compare LifeSpan Models" tab. You can also read how these models compare to all the others in the market - including makers such as Steelcase (**), TreadDesk (*), Rebel Desk (*), Exerpeutic (*) and Woodway (*) - in our Comparison Review of Standalone Treadmill bases.

The worst thing you can say about the TR800 is that it isn't the TR1200. This pocket-sized treadmill's bigger brother has cast a long shadow over an otherwise impressive product. On one hand, the TR800 holds a clear advantage over all other budget treadmills we've seen pass through the labs; on the other, a relatively low price ($200) nets you a considerable upgrade in terms of walking space and durability. Within its price category the TR800 ($799.99) runs circles around its sub-$1,000 competitors, namely the TreadDesk ($855), the Rebel 1000 ($749), and the Exerpeutic Workfit 2000 ($700) -all three of which received 1-star reviews from our experts. The Rebel and TreadDesk treadmills [...]

The granddaddy of commercial treadmill desks, Steelcase's circa 2007 design is becoming antiquated compared to what can be purchased from top-rated walking treadmill and adjustable-height desk manufacturers. Steelcase pricing has fluctuated over the past year in response to ankle biting from competitor LifeSpan, but has remained extremely high for such outdated technology. Much better values can be had by combining LifeSpan treadmill bases with any number of gorgeous and functional adjustable-height desks in order to achieve the perfect workstation for your needs, for at least $1000 less.

UnSit Walk-1 is a shorter under desk treadmill for when you don't have enough space at your office or would like to mobilize your home office.

If you’re looking for the LifeFitness Treadmill Desk, see our full review of the same product under a different name, InMovement Integrated Treadmill Desk.

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[Editor’s Update January 31, 2019: InMovement has now officially been relegated to the office fitness dead pool. The InMovement.com website no longer resolves. The company, which was owned by LifeFitness (a division of Brunswick Corporation) has been shut down after meeting with a completely predictable lack of commercial success. We have preserved our review of this InMovement product below for posterity.]

Traditional cardio fitness equipment manufacturers have been taking notice of the new office fitness craze of late, and several have already started to try and break into the treadmill desk business. Most recently we reviewed both ProForm‘s and [...]

MultiTable is the manufacturer of ‘ModTable’ adjustable-height desks and they’ve joined forces with Lifespan Fitness to create a treadmill desk workstation dubbed the ModTable Treadmill Desk. It is simply the bundling of a customized variant of the ModTable Crank Height-Adjustable Desk and the LifeSpan TR1200-DT3 treadmill base.

You could buy this system from MultiTable with no price advantage or penalty compared to separately purchasing the treadmill directly from LifeSpan and the crank desk directly from MultiTable. We recommend buying them separately…

This ModTable-Lifespan bundled system is limited to one frame color and one specific use. [...]

For the budget-conscious desker with an eye towards the Elite features. The Ellure, in tandem with a walking treadmill, is an affordable way to transform your office into a moving active workstation.

Adjustability and stability combine to make a natural treadmill topper. Electra desks are the first mid-line sit-walk options we've seen to date, and put these ultimate ergonomic workstations within reach of the average desker.

Despite the incredible variety of electric desks on the market, manual-adjustment desks remain popular among treadmill deskers. Why? A low price tag attracts prospective walkers on a budget, while others simply prefer an unpowered option – one that can't leech energy or add another cable to the tangle. The ThermoDesk Elemental is our current pick of the category, and comes highly recommended to anyone on the hunt for a budget - and space - friendly treadmill desk.

Every once in a while, we at the WorkWhileWalking labs encounter products that remind us just how uncommon it is to find an acceptable walking workstation. The treadmill desk industry is saturated with kluges that try to grab a piece of the rising trend without a clear understanding of user safety and ergonomics. Among them is the Walk N Work, a product with great intentions and poor execution.

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The Walk N Work, which looks like a fusion between a bar stool and a sawhorse, is the latest on our list of shoddy workarounds meant to convert running treadmills to walking desks. We’ve already explained why a running treadmill is never a good substitute for a dedicated [...]

The UpTown has two exclusive hallmarks of its own: 1) it is the quietest electric desk in the market today, at under 41 dB, and 2) it is the most configurable desk in the world, with no less than nine tabletop sizes, in eleven standard colors. Like all iMovR desks, its tabletop is made with their exclusive 3D lamination, and the entire desk system - including treadmill and all accessories - is custom-made to order on a Dell-style production line, and shipped within 5-7 business days.

The Go Treadmill Desk, designed to fit over a running treadmill, doesn't inspire much confidence. Its spindly legs and lightweight frame won't be as stable as the heavier, solid desks that we recommend. Its design does not lend itself to proper ergonomic posture, so wrist and neck pain and reduced productivity are likely to be a concern.