I am in love...with my treadmill!

I am fortunate to work from home some days and have been asking my spouse to build me a desk to go over my treadmill for a year but unfortunately that hasn't happened yet.  Recently a coworker advised me that one can purchase a shelf that attaches to the treadmill and will hold a computer or tablet.  Although the little shelf was not ideal I figured it was better than nothing and would get me from a seated position to vertical so even a little improvement is better than nothing.  Last week I started at 1.2 for an hour and worked my way up to five hours at 1.9 yesterday; today I'm at 2.0 and I think that is where I'll stay for now.  I can't go too fast because I can't work if things are bouncing around but surely walking 9.9 miles at a leisurely pace is better than sitting at a desk all day.  I wish I'd discovered this little gadget months ago!

Now I'm sad because I have business the rest of the week that will keep me at a desk for three days and I doubt the other guests would appreciate me monopolizing the treadmill in the hotel fitness room all night afterward.  I'll have to go out walking in the city. 

Very very cool! 

My mom has one of these.  I'm very jealous :)

Maybe it's a good excuse to visit Mom?  ;)

Super awesome!  

I've heard that hospital tables are a great option for walking desks - they're adjustable for height and much cheaper than other options.  Might be worth looking into.  

What a great suggestion!  There's a medical supply not far from here, I'm going to measure the height of my treadmill and pay them a visit when I get back.

I'm jealous too!  I sit on my butt ALL DAY LONG and I hate it.  I wouldn't have hated it 100 lbs. ago because my feet, knees and ankles would have insisted on sitting all day.  But know my muscles start to ache when I sit too much.  

This is going to be SO good for your overall health 

You're so right.  When I was over 200, my treadmill limit was anywhere from 30 to 80 minutes a day and I had to push to do 30 minimum daily.

I'm jealous!  I sit on my butt all day long also and I HATE it with a passion!  Our bodies were not designed to sit all day.  Ugh, just hope I can retire in about 3 more years . . . AND wish companies were willing to purchase treadmill desks - they would recover the expense by saving on medical claims - back aches, stiff joints, etc.  And the beat goes on . . . .

My company has provided some folks with adjustable desks so you can swap between sitting and standing.  I'm going to start talking up my at-home treadmill desk every opportunity I get!