What's that book you seem to have a thousand of?
Walking Desk
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#12I built one of these too! http://reustle.io/blog/cant-stand-sitting
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#14I'm totally not sold on the practically of so-called walking desks. Reading text on a screen whilst your head is bobbing up and down, trying to make fine-motor-movements to click and type whilst walking, sounds like a recipe for low productivity. Why not get 3 hours of real work done, followed by 1 hour of real exercise, rather than 4 of neither? Or if you're determined to combine (computer) work with exercise, a rec…
For the last month and a half, I've been using a treadmill desk for 1-3 hours every day. I walk at 2mph (a nice slow pace I can do consistently without thinking) and it's been absolutely fantastic. It doesn't make reading or typing difficult (the desk is well-stabilized and my Thunderbolt display is on a very heavy arm), and I'm down nearly 25lbs since I started, thanks to a combination of diet and exercise.
I truly can't recommend a treadmill desk enough.
Edit: You can see my setup (sans laptop) here: http://imgur.com/Jqfy8eG
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#15I'm totally not sold on the practically of so-called walking desks. Reading text on a screen whilst your head is bobbing up and down, trying to make fine-motor-movements to click and type whilst walking, sounds like a recipe for low productivity. Why not get 3 hours of real work done, followed by 1 hour of real exercise, rather than 4 of neither? Or if you're determined to combine (computer) work with exercise, a rec…
I program all day long and I spend about half my day at a walking desk like this one.
I was distracted by the bobbing up and down for the first day. It was a little less distracting by the second day. And by the third day I didn't even notice it. I was able to get in my regular programming zone with ease.
In fact, I find that walking can often get me focused faster.
But, I am somewhat of a kinesthetic learner. Motion helps me think. So your mileage may vary.
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#16Has anyone tried a chord keyboard with a walking desk, something like the Twiddler?
I imagine it would enable faster walking speeds.
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#17What's that book you seem to have a thousand of?
It is a very old detective story series, written in Bengali. I recently bought all parts together. Finished reading them.
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#19I'm totally not sold on the practically of so-called walking desks. Reading text on a screen whilst your head is bobbing up and down, trying to make fine-motor-movements to click and type whilst walking, sounds like a recipe for low productivity. Why not get 3 hours of real work done, followed by 1 hour of real exercise, rather than 4 of neither? Or if you're determined to combine (computer) work with exercise, a rec…
Don't knock it until you've tried it. I used a walking desk for over a year and loved it.
It was just enough exercise to keep me focused on the code, but not too much that I was tired.
The thing that does suck is using the mouse. But as a developer that's not a problem. My hands stay on the keyboard when I code.
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#20I'm totally not sold on the practically of so-called walking desks. Reading text on a screen whilst your head is bobbing up and down, trying to make fine-motor-movements to click and type whilst walking, sounds like a recipe for low productivity. Why not get 3 hours of real work done, followed by 1 hour of real exercise, rather than 4 of neither? Or if you're determined to combine (computer) work with exercise, a rec…
It's not a good solution for say, a programmer or graphics designer. It is good, however, for someone who makes a lot of phone calls and such.
It's great for a programmer. Source: I'm a programmer that loves it.