The thought of a treadmill desk or walking while working can be an intimidating The thought of a treadmill desk at your workplace or in your home office or walking while working can be an intimidating thought, as many people question their ability to be productive while walking. However, data has indicated that more activity throughout the day such as standing, or walking can lead to increased workplace productivity. Not only does the increased activity that comes with a treadmill desk workstation lead to increased productivity, but there are a number of health benefits associated with walking or standing while working.

These health benefits include:

• Reduced risk of a number of diseases; including cardiovascular disease and Type 2 Diabetes
• Weight control
• Increased energy levels
• Improved posture and spinal health
• And much more!

A workplace desk with a treadmill attached is a healthy choice that can be utilized in a number of ways such as providing employees with the option to have walking meetings. Treadmill desk meetings at the workplace or even from home offices may lead to an increase in meeting productivity levels, idea generation, and overall improved engagement levels.

When it comes to selecting a commercial treadmill desk for sale for home or office use, Active Station is proud to provide individuals with the highest quality and easy to use under desk treadmills.

Our wide variety of adjustable treadmill desks come with a number of features that include:

• Quiet operation
• Console display which shows session time, speed, distance, and calories burned
• Speed ranges from .6-2.5mp

Treadmill Desk Features

• No assembly required
• Quiet operation
• Limited amount of space needed
• Only one outlet needed
• No service required for 6,000 hours
• Extended warranty available

“Walking 10,000 steps per day can help reduce cancer rates by 30–70 percent, rate of Type II diabetes by 50 percent, rate of stroke by 70 percent, and initial heart-attack rate by 90 percent.” National Institutes of Health

“The Real Age benefit of 10,000 steps a day is feeling 4.6 years younger for women and 4.1 for men.” Dr. Michael F. Roizen, US News Health. 31 Mar. 2014.

“Compared to more active people, the all-cause mortality is increased by 15 percent for people who sit more than 8 hours per day and by 40 percent for people who sit more than 11 hours per day.” Van der Ploeg. 26 Mar. 2012

“If obese individuals were to replace time spent sitting at the computer with walking computer time by 2–3 hours/day, and if other components of energy balance were constant, a weight loss of 20–30 kg/year (44–66 lbs) could occur.” James A. Levine & Jennifer M. Miller. British Journal of Medicine. 41. 2007: 558–561.

“Improvements in work performance should be convincing for organizations that may be inclined to subsidize the use of treadmill desks. The odds of answering a recall question correctly were 34.9 percent higher in the walking group.” Science Direct. 46: May 2015: 1–5.

“Study results suggest that the use of a treadmill desk can improve attention and memory after the user has stopped walking. It can also improve self-perceived attention, which could lead to increased adherence to this new habit.” Science Direct. 46: May 2015: 1–5.

“Walking workstations improve physical and mental health, while building a healthier workplace.” Indiana-Purdue Universities, 29 Oct. 2014.

“Using a 10-point scale after one year of use, walkers scored their productivity as increasing by 0.69 and supervisors scored study participants a point higher when the treadmill desk was in their office.” Forbes. 11 Mar. 2014.

“Typing performance while walking at 2.25 km/h (1.4 mph) was not different from seated typing performance.” Perceptual & Motor Skills. Ammons Scientific. 2012.

University of Texas Arlington research says, “treadmill workstation benefits employees, employers. When the employees had the treadmill workstation, they burnt an average of 74 more calories per day than they did before they received the treadmill workstation.” UT Arlington. 12 Mar. 2014.