Treading

[stgulik]

It really did seem like my last post was an April Fool's joke, didn't it? I thought so, too, until I looked into it. Sure enough, Oregon has introduced a bill (HB 2638, Thompson) that will start a pilot project designed to improve the health of state workers by installing treadmills at their desks.

As a public employee who sits at a desk all day, I'm here to say, it's impossible to type with sweaty fingers. But far be it from me to deprive other state workers the chance to exercise.

The one thing that's ever improved my health at work is taking a mile-long walk every morning with a few select coworkers. We would goad each other to put on sneakers and come out for some exercise. Those were good days. And it also proved peer pressure can be a positive motivating force for better health ... hey! I should write a bill! I'll call it the Positive Peer Pressure Physical Phitness Pilot Project (P7 for short). Isn't that catchy?

Comments

[smallbrownfrog.livejournal.com]

I''ve actually heard of this kind of desk a while back. I knew some finess buffs who had desks they could walk at. I think we're talking a very slow leisurely walk here. Though how one would type and walk, I have no idea.

[stgulik.livejournal.com]

You could probably read the screen while doing the slow walk, and stop whenever you had to type. But that's not as funny.

I've also seen desks that can be raised to standing height. Some people seem to like the change of position for a few hours a day.

[kittylefish.livejournal.com]

i like your p7 idea. and i don't see how one could actually work at a treadmill desk. a desk where i could alternate between sitting and standing would be cool. there are also those bouncy type chairs for what they call 'active' sitting - those can be fun.