The Pros and Cons of a Treadmill Desk

A treadmill desk is computer desk incorporated with a walking treadmill that is positioned at an ideal height enabling you to work while walking on the treadmill. Below, we look at some of the advantages and disadvantages of treadmill desks, which can help you determine whether this desk may be right for you. At Active Station, we offer a treadmill workstation desk with an extensive range of exceptional features designed to promote work productivity and personal health.

Pros of a Treadmill Desk

Increases Your Weekly Exercise Time

A treadmill desk can help you get many more walking steps in each day. If you have a goal of 10,000 steps per day, for example, you can reach that goal easily with one of these units.

Avoid the Afternoon Slump

A treadmill workstation desk can keep the blood flowing and help you stay more alert during that typical time when the afternoon slump occurs, a couple hours after lunch.

Better Health

With regular exercise, you can gain the health benefits of what that provides, which is generally more protection against heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure.

Better Mental Sharpness

Regular exercise in the form of walking or running can produce clearer thinking. This benefit can accrue from walking on a treadmill desk during the day also, leading to greater alertness and concentration.

Enhanced Productivity

Due to how exercise makes the body and mind feel, work productivity is bound to increase with consistent use of a treadmill workstation desk, particularly after you get used to the mechanics of working while walking.

Better Sleep

Consistent exercise generally helps promote better sleep. The use of a treadmill desk can help you get more ZZZs if you are not getting much exercise outside of work hours by walking or working out in other ways.

Cons of a Treadmill Desk

Takes Up a Lot of Space

If the room in which you work has limited space, then a treadmill desk may take up more space than you desire or have available.

Expense

You will be making a financial investment to purchase and maintain a treadmill workstation desk, unless you are an employee and can convince your employer to cover it. You may need to have the unit serviced at some point down the road as well.

The Adjustment Period

It may take some time for you to get used to walking and working simultaneously. Some tasks may take longer at the beginning when you are learning to work in a different way than you have in the past.

To learn about the treadmill desk, we offer for sale at Active Station, visit our treadmill workstation desk website page or use our contact form to leave us a message.