Comments on: Treadmill Workstation Experiment

By: IS

IS — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 10:19:13 +0000

…excellent experiment. Ideas that came to mind when reading this…
there are already treadmills with monitors and I can picture a retractable keyboard hanging off the bars that hold the monitor.
I wonder if for this application the problem of the motor would be best solved by not using a motor at all… having only enough resistance on the walking belt to be able to keep a steady walk or standing position. This would also address the noise part.
There could be easy to adjust settings to move the monitor and keyboard down to the sitting position with a bench probably also attached somehow. The effort to make the conversion would not be any harder than what it takes to change weights on some exercise machines.

Iris

By: Tim

Tim — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 11:38:36 +0000

You should get a bike instead,

It would be more stable. Set up a gyro and stabilization platform while you are at it.

You could also just take a brake from working or…

Have one person on one spot on the earth peddle while you punch deck and then at some point hop on your bike and make up or even prepay you electric worldly balance.

Tim

By: John Snyders

John Snyders — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 01:02:13 +0000

Online you can find a manual (no motor) treadmill from Sears but I couldn’t find it in the stores. I wouldn’t want to buy one without trying it. The sales people in the stores did not have good things to say about it. I wonder if it gets bad reviews because it isn’t good for the fast walking or running that people usually want to do but would be good for this application.

I recently saw a treadmill with a LCD screen in a gym. It was fine as a display for the exercise program and for TV but not good enough for a computer display. I also didn’t like having to tilt my head down to look at it. These things could easily be improved.

By: Don Foley

Don Foley — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 04:22:55 +0000

I need one! Now! Cool Idea! Keep us posted on the search for a new treadmill that meets the criteria.

Don

By: david

david — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 01:26:55 +0000

Many years ago (20?) I tried running on one of those non-motorized treadmills, and it was a terrible experience. However, I think it might work fine for slow walking and you can stop walking instantly anytime you want.

By: John Walker

John Walker — Wed, 16 May 2007 23:57:13 +0000

John,
You may want to check this one out. I’ve been using it for about 4 years now, if I’m counting them right.

http://www.hdcn.net/treadmill/treadmill.htm

By: John Snyders

John Snyders — Thu, 17 May 2007 00:37:27 +0000

John,
Very cool. I like your wall bracket design.
Is the treadmill itself high-end, have you had any problems with the motor?

By: Lianne

Lianne — Tue, 29 May 2007 20:49:15 +0000

Hi John,

I just found your online writings today. This one is
very interesting. I’m sure you will make it work!
Good luck.

By: Jay Buster

Jay Buster — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 21:45:59 +0000

John,

I hope you don’t mind, but I included a photo of you in a slideshow on my new blog.

Here’s the link to the slide show: http://walking-desk.blogspot.com/2007/06/various-designs.html

If you want me to remove it just let me know.

Jay Buster
Boulder, Colorado
Walking Desk

By: John Snyders

John Snyders — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 04:37:05 +0000

Jay moved his site to http://www.treadmill-desk.com/. Check it out. He has a lot of useful information there.

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By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 03:16:48 +0000

I have been standing at my desk for three years now. It has changed my life, and I will not be going back to sitting. But I am trying to come up with a walking treadmill that I can slip under my desk. Something without any handles. Can’t seem to find one. Right now I am using a manual walking treadmill, not working too good.

By: where to get a treadmill

where to get a treadmill — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:13:59 +0000

where to get a treadmill…

Most websites you probably will not have all you are looking for….

By: tray

tray — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 05:29:22 +0000

awesome post. i was jut researching this exact same thing. i guess i’ll just have to wait for a while.

By: Jack Waldron

Jack Waldron — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:06:27 +0000

Your deck problem sounds solvable, if your willing to experiment a bit. I’d recommend a good 3/4 structural plywood covered in a high strength epoxy resin. That should give you some serious strength.

By: Ken

Ken — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:20:17 +0000

I wonder if the people looking for a walking treadmill have looked at www.treaddesk.com? Their treadmill doesn’t have arms and it seems to be specifically designed for walking stresses. I’m looking to get one myself when my home office situation settles down and all of the plaster dust is cleared up. OTOH I haven’t found any longer term reviews of it yet….