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What's Next, a Squirrel Cage and Some Cheese?

Posted February 15, 2008 8:28 AM

Feeling a little dull at your desk? Well if you had a TreadDesk, you could hydraulically raise the top to walk on its built-in treadmill —while you continue working. Its inventor says the device could help shed up to 50 lbs a year! Perhaps some managers will use them as generators hooked up to a building's power system to get even more productivity out of the troops.

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ca1ic0cat Guru Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 798 Good Answers: 9	#1 Re: What's Next, a Squirrel Cage and Some Cheese? 02/18/2008 7:53 AM
	I've tried to use a book stand whilst exercising on a Nordic Trak ski machine and I've found that it's not so easy to keep your head steady enough to stay focused. The resulting eye strain was enough to make me give it up. Not that I'm against loosing 50#. But if you hook that thing up to a small generator you could power the PC too.... __________________ Eric

Guest	#2 Re: What's Next, a Squirrel Cage and Some Cheese? 02/21/2008 10:20 AM
	Well, I like the idea to stay in motion and that would be great, but of course not the whole 8 hour working day. I do not like watching TV at all because of the fact that you have to be sitting down looking at the monitor, and anyways I end up sitting down at work, and at home working on homework as well. The benefits are not only for loosing weight, but for overall health and wellbeing.

d_m_rosenberg Commentator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 94 Good Answers: 4	#3 Re: What's Next, a Squirrel Cage and Some Cheese? 02/21/2008 11:18 AM
	It would probably be better if they could set up some sort of stationary recumbent bicycle. That way your head could be steadier. __________________ If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to. - Dorothy Parker

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