After a number of months of using a treadmill desk, I’ve decided it’s a keeper. There are definitely some things (namely proofreading) that I can’t do while on it, and I generally alternate between walking for an hour and sitting for an hour during the day. Still, I find the treadmill desk to be ergonomically [...]
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Treadmill desk makeover
Posted in Treadmill desks on December 4, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Treadmill desks hit prime time
Posted in Treadmill desks on September 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The treadmill desk seems to be getting a lot of media time lately, and none other than the New York Times featured an article on treadmill desks (entitled “I Put In 5 Miles at the Office”) in its “Well” column. I’ve been using a treadmill desk for about four months, and I think that the [...]
Treadmill desk update
Posted in Technology, Treadmill desks on June 30, 2008 | 11 Comments »
I’ve now been using my treadmill desk for about six weeks, and the concise update is that I love it. I find it easy to work at and much more pleasant than sitting in a chair all day, and I’ve also found that I can do almost all of my translation and related work while [...]
Treadmill desk update
Posted in Technology, Treadmill desks on May 9, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I will go back to writing translation-specific posts, but here’s an update on the treadmill desk based on my (admittedly still limited!) experiences this week. So far I still really like it, the adjustment has actually been much easier than I thought. I had planned to start by using it a few hours at a [...]
“A hamster wheel with e-mail”: the treadmill desk
Posted in Technology, Treadmill desks on May 7, 2008 | 29 Comments »
As one of those translators who’s always said, “I love everything about my job except sitting at a desk all day,” I’ve been intrigued for a while by the idea of the treadmill desk. Exercising while you work has been in the news of late, ever since Dr. James Levine, an obesity researcher at the [...]
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