Ask HN: Anyone use a treadmill desk daily?

I owned a lifespan tr1200 for 3 to 4 years. I use it every morning to watch TV and do a 4 mph warm-up jog before working out.

I used to walk and do work as well at 1.6mph, but it's still distracting to me even after many years. I sometimes use the treadmill while playing Xbox controller games like rocket league.

If I had to buy a treadmill desk vs a stand/sit desk I'd buy it again. I hate running because it's boring but with a treadmill desk it doesn't matter to me. Standing up all day doesnt bother me either, since I have a specialized antifatigue mat. Also I never wear the safety attachment it's not necessary

I wish they made treadmill desks past 4 mph, with incline mode. I am considering retrofitting an actual treadmill to a desk so I can go up to 8 mph. Something that you can add detachable arm rails.

Also the tr1200 is incredibly stable sturdy compared to many sit stand desk such as jarvis, bc it's really heavy and has a big crossbrace

Also I have never once fallen off my treadmill. I run three monitors and a laptop.

I run a blue yeti mic and sometimes I wear socks while using treadmill, it causes some static electricity buildup in my headphones and mic.

For reference this is my desk. My gym is right behind it, if you want to see that to let me know.

https://imgur.com/a/78m8sCr.

Its pretty easy to do a 5+ mile walk on a treadmill desk in a single day. But there's not much benefits to that imo unless your trying to lose weight

"I'm not interested in strength ... I'm soley interested in ... back strengthening." :)

Nothing builds strength, especially back strength, like lifting heavy things. If you have any space at home, a squat rack (if needed to save space, free standing on each side) and a bar with some weight. Just do something like 5x5 stronglifts app and some stretching. An hour (total, for warming up, stretching, and lifting) three times a week and your world could change for the better. Mine did. You could even do this watching nor listening to some entertainment. I had back pain. Hurt to downhill on a mountain bike. Sleeping got worse. Sitting got worse. Then I started lifting and stretching (was stretching for the cycling already, but needed some new stretches for the lifting). As long as I stretch my glutes/hip and pick up heavy things, I have no back issues. The stretching is key to keep the new muscle loose.

Daily. Multiple times daily. I LOVE it. No more back pain. No more sciatica from sitting too long. I feel way more alert.

It took some getting used to, but now I can't imagine working without it.

I'm walking an average of 2-3 hours per day.

When I'm not walking, I swivel the monitor over to the left side of my desk, and lower the desk.