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…
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 …
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 a…
The EcoLast TreadTop preserves all of the qualities that made iMovR’s EcoLast Premium standing mats so great and adapts them to fit on the deck of an office treadmill, providing much-needed relief to deskers who find themselves taking their standing breaks without dismounting. Th…
One of the most common questions we get at WorkWhileWalking is “How much better is it to use a treadmill desk than just using a standing desk?” Both standing desks and walking desks are enjoying an explosion in popularity, especially in corporate America and SOHO (small office…
All treadmill mats are definitely not created equal. In this comparison review our expert review staff explains the difference between gym equipment mats and treadmill mats, and the further difference between ordinary treadmill mats and ones designed specifically for office tread…
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 tr…
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 mod…
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 ye…
We've seen our share of ingeniously hacked out standing and treadmill desks, but for each of those we've also seen five or ten ramshackle ergonomic deathtraps. For the sake of safety and sanity, we usually recommend buying dedicated equipment to all but the handiest of deskers; h…
We haven’t seen a better desk for using with a treadmill than the Lander Desk. Its impressive stability at taller heights is enough to keep a 6’ 4” user typing comfortably with minimal work surface shaking. Its height controller is intuitive to adjust and includes a built-in heal…
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 throu…
The question of exactly how many more calories you can burn hasn’t been thoroughly understood because existing calorimeter algorithms are all based on cardio heart rates, which are by definition well above NEAT range. Until now.
The Versadesk is the new bottom-of-the-pile choice in office treadmills, from a company with questionable marketing practices. While you may be tempted by the ultra-cheap price you'll be ultra-sorry to learn what it costs to ship the unit back for a refund if you don't like it. A…
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 machin…
Walking at 1-2 mph in the office might seem like a casual enough process, but treadmill desk users need to think of their feet the way professional runners do if they want hours of comfortable walking. The best strategy for staving off foot fatigue is to invest in a new pair of w…
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 …
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.
Let's face it, kids hate sitting for endless hours as much as adults do, if not more so. You don't have to be over 40 to feel the physical anguish of sitting too long without getting movement.
This is the worst abomination of the treadmill desk concept we have ever seen, and we've seen some pretty bad ones before.
The iMovR CPU Holder is specifically designed for standing desks and treadmill desks. For those with desktop computers, this device will save you valuable space at your workstation. Its minimalist aesthetic and sturdy design blends well with professional office decor. It attaches…
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 manufact…
All adjustable height desks will become less stable as they reach the last few inches of leg extension. This is just basic physics; the telescoping tubes have less and less overlap between them and so the desks become more susceptible to left-right shake (lateral stability) as th…
If it makes it to market... and get's funded on Indiegogo... and we receive the promised pre-production sample of the EgoFit Walker, we'll definitely give it a fair shot in the test labs.
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…
TreadDesk has been around for since 2006 and has been a popular unit in the absence of the kind of competition that has started to appear over the past couple of years. However, the product is past its prime. For just a little more money you can get a lot more features, a stronge…
It is vitally important to pace yourself when using a treadmill desk in order to prevent muscle stiffness and soreness. Unless you already spend several hours a day walking you’re going to discover some new muscle pains – mostly in the lower back but potentially in the legs and f…
The editorial team of WorkWhileWalking recently had the distinct privilege of putting the $7,000 Woodway DeskMill treadmill base through our full lab test, including having it on the floor of our Bellevue WA Treadmill Desk Trialing Center to get feedback from real users. We teste…
More of a running treadmill fitted with a desk surface, the NordicTrack Treadmill Desk – despite being a decent, if expensive, running treadmill – doesn't meet the minimum criteria for an office-ready treadmill desk. If you're searching for a new treadmill desk, look elsewhere.…
The Rebel treadmill is targeted at the frugal customer who is looking for the lowest cost, smallest footprint solution, while attaining an attractive look that veers away from the “gym equipment” color scheme of traditional treadmills. The rub is that achieving a lower retail pr…