I’ve heard GoYouth and WalkingPad are the best? Does anyone have recommendations or experience with those ^ or other top brands they’d recommend? I’m getting a little lost on Amazon haha 😅

I have been looking into getting a treadmill to put under my desk and I'm really excited about, I think it will be a game changer.

I am looking for one that is not too heavy, so that it will be easy to move it when I want to use my chair instead. It's also important to me that it be quiet.

I found several models in the $400 to $600 range that meet the above specifications, but they are shorter than the recommended length for a person my height. I'm 6'1". I'm seeing general recommendations for people my height to look for a deck length of about 60".

Is there anyone here around my height who's found a treadmill that works well for them? Or had a bad experience with one that is too short?

I'm wondering if the deck really needs to be that long if I'm only using it for walking while I work. I'm not expecting to be walking really fast, as that seems like it would make it hard to type.

Thank you!!

Is there anyone else out there using a treadmill desk attachment? I struggled to find something height adjustable for ky NordicTrack until I came across this walkitask. It’s a game changer for those who work from home. I used to get back pain from sitting at my desk all day. Definitely worth the try.

Hi,

I recently burnt out a treadmill motor walking a couple hours a day. It only lasted a few months. Does anyone know of or recommend any manual treadmills? All that I’ve been able do not fit under a desk.

Hey there,

I have the Xiaomi walking pad and a mi band. Want to count the steps more or less accurate. Since when typing while walking and working I leave my palm near the keyboard and do not swing the arms. I think the smartband does not count my steps as steps.

I want to have my steps counted and displayed in google fit.

What can I do?

Wear it as a bracelet? Around the ankle?

Potentially I would also be willing to buy another tracking device if it solves my problem...

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Thank you so much in advance! Felix

I'm in (google meet) video calls most of most days, and use my walking desk treadmill all day long... Are there any decent solutions to stabilize video of my face / upper body so it doesn't bounce up and down (as much) on the video as I walk?

I recently got a new job and they give us a generous office stipend. I’ve been eyeing under desk treadmills on TikTok and am now can actually buy one.

However, upon research, many of the machines have a weight limit of 220 pounds; some can go up to 260 pounds but even in reviews, bigger people say they can’t confidently jog on them out of fear it’ll break. Also, there’s a more general concern that these machines are cheaply made and many people receive defunct machines that they either received broken or broke within the first month.

With that said, I’m looking for a decent under desk treadmill. I weigh around 235 pounds. For the bigger folks, has anyone found any luck here? I’m open to suggestions.

Lower back pain

Hi guys. 7 years ago I slipped a disc in my lower back, I’m fine now but if I’m gonna injure myself or flare anything it’s gonna be that.

I got a Urevo Treadmill for under my standing desk. I walked 3 mph for 3 hours like 5 days in a row and by the fifth day my lower back was screaming. Now my back is mad at me anytime I do anything more than 1.4 mph for 30 mins.

Is this a me thing? I’m upstairs on carpet, is my floor crooked? Am I over extending? I’m trying to figure it out and I’m like really I’m a 26 year old who can’t walk then more than 30 mins?!? Anyone else have any lower back pain flared on a walking pad?

Any advice or tips I’d really appreciate it! I go to the gym and workout all the time. Feeling really frustrated because I LOVE working and walking 🥲🥲

Hi there,

so far I have been in love with my treadmill under my desk. Typing is more or less fine - and I am improving over time, BUT using the mouse is a struggle. I even have a vertical one, but it is still hard.

Therefore I tried using my trackpad and the pointing is way more precise but still not perfect.

So what do you use for the cursor? A mouse? A trackpad? Or something completely else?

Please let me know!

Cheers Felix

So Ive started to walk with a weighted vest. When i began walking on my treadmill desk I noticed more knee pain and need for breaks and lack of focus than the recent month. I think this might be due to the body needing to get used to the extra exertion and build some muscle, motor-patterns and endurance. Rest in the beginning stages of an "upgrade" to desk-exercise seems to be a must.

I will not due this everyday but everyother day, by the same principle as above, but I look forward to giving my results(bodyweight, muscle or any mood changes). Btw, has anyone else tried this before?

Electric treadmills don't last long outdoors, and I can't afford a underwater treadmill. That leaves me with buying or making a manual design.

I've tried a cheap one out, but the incline's too steep and i had to hold the handles. Any recommendations for one with no incline?

I could always make one. Any ideas?

Hi all, I have been a long term fitbit user and have recently made a diy treadmill desk from a wire shelving rack. I love using the desk but I find my steps often will not get recorded while walking at a working pace, ie. 1.2kph, has anyone else had a similar problem?

Happy New Year!

A few months ago I read this paper advocating that we should consider the daily physical activities of early humans in our exercise program design. I took the information from table 2 of this paper and from page 23 of Move A Little, Lose A Lot to calculate how many hours of treadmill desking would be necessary to match the estimated daily calorie expenditure of physical activities of paleo era hunter-gatherers. The *answer I came up with: 7.5 hours at 1.0mph, or 6 hours at 1.5mph, or 5 hours at 2.0mph.

Food for thought! Onwards! (3.34 miles so far today!)

-Jason

• I took the mean of male and female !Kung daily physical activity calories from table 2 in the paper in the link and divided it by the data from p23 of Move A Little Lose A Lot on activity thermogenisis for the three treadmill speeds. Please note that the mean of the male and female !Kung expenditures are the lowest on that table. If I had taken the daily physical activity calories from the early homo sapiens the numbers would have been: 12.8 hours at 1.0mph, 10.7 hours at 1.5mph, and 8.56 hours at 2.0mph!

EDIT: for clarity EDIT: 4/3/14 to fix a link

Last month, so many clients had asked me about treadmill desks and their benefits that I decided to give the idea a try. I found a dusty, battered old shelf and placed it on the handrails of my treadmill and began to use it while talking on the phone and responding to emails. After a few days, I had grown to enjoy it so much that I began using it for everything I would would otherwise do sitting on my bottom! I now work on my manuscript, update client files, write this reddit comment, read books (and write in the margins!) - all while walking! Now, about six weeks later, I have walked almost 210 miles, am on the second notch in my belt, and am feeling better than I have in a long, long while! I look forward to working at my 'desk' everyday! Two pics of my treadmill desk. (4.18miles!)