turbolapp

So I saw this special on 20/20 on friday night about people using a treadmill as a work station. ABC News: Do Treadmills at the Office Work? It's not a new concept I had read about it before and thought it interesting and then forgot about it. After watching it on Friday and how easy it was to do and how healthy you could get, not to mention how easily the pounds melt away, I decided to try it. All I had to do was put a piece of wood on top of my treadmill (that I already had) and VOILA! I have one of those treadmill work stations (without pay 7K for it!)


It's incredibly ugly but that's ok, as it's in the incredibly ugly misc room in my house (guestroom/excersise room/tv room for my son/study for my husband). We're thinking that if this works and I can get used to it and enjoy it, then we'll go more posh with a flatscreen on a swivel mount and a remote keyboard on the treadmill with my laptop in a docking station.

Anyway, Most people would have no interest in this as they work a 9-5 in an office and they are at the mercy of what the office wants to do. However, I figured some of you wf's who might like to get off your ass during the day, burn an extra 500-1000 calories aday, and still get some work done would be interested.

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barman

seems to me it'd be a lot more fun to actually work on a bike, instead of trying to type while running on a treadmill

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bb_wolfe

Can I make a suggestion? Buy a 32" LCD tv with PC input and a wireless mouse/keyboard. You're going to puke if you try to read that small little monitor while running. Typing? Fuggiddaboutit. You need a full keyboard and a large mouse.

Aside from that, awesome setup. I've thought MANY times of doing this myself, but then I crack a bottle of Macallan and those thoughts go right away!

Maybe some wide bungee cables between the handrails for the belly would help too! (Sorry, had to throw that one out!)

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turbolapp

@barman, I had seen some comments on a blog that said the same thing. It's what ever your preference is. Either way would work and whatever get's you off your butt right?

@bb, that's exactly what we're going to do if this is to hard to get used too (32 inch and everything) We figure the upgrade (with the swivel mount, the LCD..ect) would be about 800-1K, while this only cost me 7 dollars . So far it's been simple enough chatting on the forums, aim and surf the internet. But we'll see if I can actually work as things are now. If not, I'll upgrade.

EDIT: Yeah that's the other thing, I really can't judge too much as being 39 weeks pregnant kinda skews the experiment!!! But hey maybe it will help bring this sucker out!!

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wickedDUDE

i don't know how you can work on a treadmill hooked to a laptop... maybe reading stuff but good luck typing anything

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turbolapp

Have you ever gone 1mph on a treadmill? You might as well be sitting down. It's not that hard.

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bb_wolfe

Wow, so pretty close then, eh? I think I found one of your ultrasound photos too..

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Jizzlobber

Turbolapp....burnin' the cal'ries!

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KSRothwell

That’s so funny, I was thinking of doing the exact same thing.

Not too long ago, I watched a show, on the Discovery channel I believe, that spoke to a doctor who did this too. He had an office set up around his treadmill and walked like 8 hours a day and all the while he conducted his business. I really wanted to set one up after seeing that, too.

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amanda11

tsk tsk, multi-tasking tsk tsk...

How about taking 1 hour out of your day just to run or walk? it's much better, just to clear your mind

chatmasta

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turbolapp

Um well:

1 hour -No work done. 300 calories burned. 1 hour of cardiovascular.

VS.

4-8 hours- 4-8 hours of of work done. 500-1K calories burned. 4-8 hours of cardiovascular health.



This is addresses the sedentary lifestyle, if you have an exercise routine in place, excellent, you can do both if you want. No one is saying you still can't take your morning outside walks too.

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emp

I think the idea here is not running, but walking.

That way you can still type / work and burn calories.

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turbolapp

Exactly. 1 mph....that's less than a stroll.

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MyOwnDemon

I try to walk 1 hour a day around my neighborhood just to get some excercise, but I think Turbo may be on to something here...

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Fuzzo

A decent incline at about 2.5mph will burn a nice load of calories and doesn't really tire you out.

A good idea, one rickroll and you will be sent flying.

threehundred

I've got that same exact treadmill (minus the laptop setup)

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mason

but but but.... you won't develop awesome thighs walking all day turbo..

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nickycakes

what you really need is to do it on an exercise bike with a generator that powers your monitor, so if you stop going then your shit shuts off haha

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stmadeveloper

Blah - half you guys can't do this. To dangerous (porn and treadmills are a dangerous combination). I'm sure a few of you would try to throw in the inflatable doll and really get hurt.

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knukk

Nice setup

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smaxor

Yeah this biz can take a toll on you I think I've gained 10 lbs in the last year. I like this idea and really may consider it.

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BeerHat

Call me crazy, but I prefer to just get out and run 3 miles -3 times a week .

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turbolapp

lol, you beat me to it.

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RockDiesel

while in theory this sounds like a great idea, in reality the effects will be shortlived. The more you do the same type of exercise the more efficient your body becomes at it, as a result you will burn less calories over time.

Doing such a low intensity aerobic activity like this will not take long for your body to adapt and the energy expenditure will be far less than you think it is.

I am not saying there aren't general health benefits, but in terms of burning calories it isn't really that effective.

High intensity interval resistance training and High intensity interval sprint training are far superior to Steady State Aerobic training. You could achieve more with a 1 hour high intensity interval workout, in terms of fat loss and caloric expenditure throughout the day, than you could walking on the treadmill all day long.

Just some food for thought, not trying to rain on your new workstation.

Jizzlobber

Anyone ever been to Houston? Can be rather hot and humid to be attempting ironman routines on regular basis. I think she's got a good setup - especially considering her pregnancy.

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RockDiesel

didn't see anything about pregnancy (if it is mentioned somewhere in this post then I missed it), so i wasn't aware. I wouldn't consider one hour of resistance training and sprinting an Ironman routine. And I'm sure there are plenty of gyms with air conditioning out there.

EDIT: just scrolled up and saw the 39 weeks pregnant line.

However, I was trying to speak in more general terms for anyone that wants to set this up, wasn't really trying to point my post directly at Turbo even though it probably comes off like that.

RockDiesel

I guess I should clarify the point I was trying to get across.

If this is what gets you off your ass to get some exercise then I am all for it and think it is great, but in terms of fat loss, calorie burning, and maintaining lean body mass it isn't that great of a solution.

amanda11

I still think the work station looks pretty cool.

nachoninja

I gotta call retarded on this

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turbolapp

I knew losser was a spammer! can we get a ban now pls??

Anyway, I think some of you are missing the point. This is not high aerobic. And as Jizz said this is not some sort of triathlon training. Even if you are into that stuff and you do high intensity 3, 5, 7 times a week, I can guarantee you are sitting on your ass at least 8 hours a day doing anything with Affiliate Marketing. It's those 8 hours that can be spent off your ass. Any health professional or trainer will tell you how good this would be for you.

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nachoninja

I would think one of these would be more practical, as retarded as it appears

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RockDiesel

Not sure where the Triathlon training comparisons came from. I just said "high intensity" (which does not = triathlon training). In fact, they are completely different ends of the exercise spectrum. As intensity increases, duration has to decrease.

At first, I did misunderstand your post and thought you were doing this for fat loss/body composition because you mentioned burning calories. Once I reread everything I understood why you were doing it, and I agreed that there were general health benefits to it.

Sorry if I took the post offtrack.

turbolapp

Nah. I can see that it might be a little weird to people at first and the idea could certainly lead to alot of misnotions. Here's an article about the guy leading the research at the Mayoclinic. He's the one that started this whole thing and I think it better explains (than I did ) the point of all this ABC News: Office of the Future: Walk While Working It's actually a part of the mayoclinic's NEAT( non-exercise activity thermogenesis) research.

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Jizzlobber

Just for extreme comparison. I don't think anyone is saying you're out to lunch. I myself would be better off with your regimen since I like good food and beverage.

I live near a lake and on 2 or 3 mornings a week me and a few other dog owners get together at a public park/swim area. The dog gets to play and I swim a dozen or so relays from the dock to the float to get the blood pumping. LOL, then I come home and hang my towel on my Soloflex (it's actually seen more action as a clothes rack). I guess I work off enough to keep up with my vices. Could do better though.

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funlol

Can you actually get stuff done like this though? To me it would seem frustrating walking and trying to type / click on things with my mouse at the same time.

amanda11

I know ... having a laptop on your threadmill is like those guys who have a laptop executively for the shitter ... still funny ought.

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I found about the treadmill desks not from the TV but from google hot trends, and now I own a pretty damn fine generic domain

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medicalhumor

that would soon turn into a Pentium Clothes Rack in my house.

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Haha, just saw this:

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losser

never mind you are not worth the effort turbocunt!

amateursurgeon

Standing up and moving whilst you type should help prevent RSI, which is an added bonus.

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emp

Someone please ban losser? this should be enough reason to.

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turbolapp

UPDATE:

I had a member recently ask me about my Walkstation. Since I had just recently upgraded it and he wanted to see pics, here it is:

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I was off it for quite some time. But as some of you already know, I've had back problems all my life and recently threw it out pretty bad (around xmas walking with a cane and everything). I've found the best thing for it is walking. It stretches out my back while strengthening the back and core muscles that surround my fucked up spine. The funny thing is I always found it hard to get motivated to lose that extra 10 lbs by getting on the treadmill. But when faced with being debilitated, my ass has been either outside or on that treadmill everyday. You just don't fuck with your health and mobility!

Anyway, I haven't been able to do the slow walking for hours mostly because with a 7 month old, I just don't have the time. But I do get on here for the fast walking/climbing for an hour everyday during his nap time and it's really paying off.

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