Introducing…The Walkstation
November 18, 2008 Consumer Products, Innovation, Steelcase News
Ever thought of ways to burn calories at work? Nix the elevator and start taking the stairs…park at the end of the parking lot…walk at lunch…how about walking while you work? The Walkstation makes it really convenient to incorporate a little physical activity in our busy lives.
The Walkstation is a treadmill with a height adjustable desk and a maximum speed of 2 mph (you can’t run even if you try) to keep you concentrated on work while incorporating physical activity into your work routine.
The average person will burn about 100 calories per mph. Assume you walk 1 mph for 2 hours per day each work week for a year and that could equate to 15 lbs lost without dieting or leaving your office!
Don’t think you can walk and work at the same time? Neither did I. I am definitely not the most coordinated person and may have stumbled once or twice, but you get the hang of it pretty quickly. As the Good Morning America clip indicates “It’s like walking and chewing gum at the same time.”
If you are like me, you prefer to walk when you are on the phone…so for those all too frequent conference calls, you might as well be on burning some calories on the Walkstation. Put a few Walkstations together in a circle and find yourself talking and walking on the Walkstations rather than sitting in conference room. There are many ways to easily incorporate walking and working into your everyday routine.
The Walkstation has been getting lots of press since its introduction. Here are a few more articles for you to peruse in your spare time. Wish you could be über productive and read this while working out? Sounds like you need a Walkstation…
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