Just be careful with those things...
...thirty-one...thirty-two...Are we there yet?
🙂
Posted on 08/10/2024 7:52:54 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
could easily get close to 10,000 steps a day when I lived in New York City, but after moving to Raleigh, NC, where I work from home and rely on a car, my steps plummeted. Some days I barely cracked 1,000 strides.
I was still strength training a few times a week, but I wasn’t happy being sedentary for so much of my working day.
I decided to try using a walking pad (an under desk, folding treadmill) so I could consistently hit my step goal. Over the past year, I've taken my average step count from negligible numbers to over 8,000 steps a day with my C2 WalkingPad.
(Excerpt) Read more at fitandwell.com ...
Thanks for posting this.
You’re welcome
My days are measured in cords.
I love doing that, too.
Bttt
Then they can turn office chairs into toilets so the peons will have no need to waste time on bathroom trips.
The democRATS applaud all under-the-desk activity. Just ask Billy Jeff.
Then they can turn office chairs into toilets so the peons will have no need to waste time on bathroom trips.
= = =
And that may produce a better product.
Several years ago, we bought my mother an “Under Desk Bike Pedal Exerciser - Magnetic Mini Exercise Bike for Arm/Leg Exercise”. She has limited mobility and has found it helpful.
My wife and I have a computer controlled “Saris M2 Smart Indoor Electromagnetic Resistance Bike Trainer” that we put one of our tandems on and use with programs that have digital video which is displayed on our Big Screen television. It gets harder when you are climbing a hill and gives basically no resistance when you are going down a hill. It allows us to get a good workout when the weather is crappy outside. It keeps the training much more interesting.
My wife and I have to decide which part of the world that we want to ride in. We have gotten a pretty good feel for many routes in many parts of the world that we will probably never visit.
I remember stand-up desks starting to become popular in the 90s. Lots of colleagues converted to them.
If you’re using an under-desk treadmill, are you out of breath on the phone and when people come by? Do you get all sweaty and stinky? Is the benefit the same as when you are walking and supporting your body weight? (I don’t think it would be the same)
“Just ask Billy Jeff.”
I wonder if Kammy would care to comment on her experiences, too.
My company provides adjustable desks for everyone in the company.
Can someone please post a desk treadmill that is not super huge? The smallest ones on Amazon would still stick out several feet behind me and I don’t want someone to trip and fall and sue me at the office
Wonder what other under-desk activities would be good for health?
You could save a lot of money by just marching in place while you work.
I have an elliptical trainer made by Vision Fitness, Dad bought it maybe 10 years ago, got tired of it and nobody wanted it so I’m stuck with it. Souped up, programmable display, and takes up way too much space, but when the weather’s unpleasant it’s a decent substitute for a brisk walk. Also got a rowing machine, even less fun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaK6TThRMdE
Interesting vid about a simple exercise of the soleus muscle. It’s called the soleus pushup and you can do it sitting at your desk.
“The soleus muscle in the calf, though only 1% of your body weight, can do big things to improve the metabolic health in the rest of your body if activated correctly. Now researchers at the University of Houston are pioneering the ‘soleus pushup’ which effectively elevates muscle metabolism for hours, even while sitting.”
Thanks for the article. For the past year I’ve used a different brand that’s priced just under $150 on amazon (Airhot). A rolling walker is wide enough to straddle the front to act as handle bars.
Young folks might use a walkpad to count steps or to jog but I have COPD pretty bad now so I use it to walk. On good days, I can chug along for the 30 minutes it takes to walk 1/3 a mile at a 0.7 setting; some days I have to break that into 5 or 10 minute sessions. Good or bad days I figure every day helps to keep the lungs clear and the blood circulating without having to dodge mosquitos and neighborhood dogs (animal and human!). For folks who are pretty much housebound, don’t have a safe place to walk, or who, like me, struggle to complete the last leg around the block without a place to sit down, a walkpad is a great present.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.