Treadmill Desks -- Work It!!

Completed desk upgrade to treadmill workstation in my office cubicle by Joe Hoover, from Wikimedia Commons

Local NPR Station WBUR had this story on Morning Edition today (Monday, November 19, 2012):

Can You Move It And Work It On A Treadmill Desk?

It's tempting. The research cited in the story is solid. Check it out!


Others report success with a treadmill desk.

In fact, the New York Times ran a story back in 2008.  
Mutual of Omaha was one workplace using them.

Here's DIY build instructions.

Too much sitting can lead to bad things, like cancer. (Or maybe not cancer, but definitely health problems.)

Reread the March 2012 study of how sitting too much can lead to... um... death.

Ask the boss for a real working desk... or a walking meeting!