Made a huge difference for me. Being able to get in exercise without having to think about made it fundamentally more effective than any other lifestyle change. It's also upped my energy level to the point that I seek other forms of exercise and activity.
The barrier besides cost and space is getting people to ramp up slowly enough that they are successful and don't hurt themselves. A treadmill that automates the amount of walking you do and and takes into account how you report feeling and how much experience you have would make that possible.
If your desk provided you feedback and metrics and you gamified it a bit I'll bet you could solve the motivation issue for a good chunk of the population. I've encountered many people who haven't used a treadmill desk full time who think it wouldn't work for them, but never someone who has tried it and failed. I don't know how strongly survivor biased that is.
I think it's a public health issue and it's in the best interest of the government and insurers to reduce costs down the road by driving change today. I really think what we are doing today is borrowing from our future selves and society (by way of medicare).
I run 5k three times a week, and do a moderately heavy weights session each of those days. I don't want my employer to force me to be standing when I've already done 2 hours of exercise that day.
Made a huge difference for me. Being able to get in exercise without having to think about made it fundamentally more effective than any other lifestyle change. It's also upped my energy level to the point that I seek other forms of exercise and activity.
The barrier besides cost and space is getting people to ramp up slowly enough that they are successful and don't hurt themselves. A treadmill that automates the amount of walking you do and and takes into account how you report feeling and how much experience you have would make that possible.
If your desk provided you feedback and metrics and you gamified it a bit I'll bet you could solve the motivation issue for a good chunk of the population. I've encountered many people who haven't used a treadmill desk full time who think it wouldn't work for them, but never someone who has tried it and failed. I don't know how strongly survivor biased that is.
I think it's a public health issue and it's in the best interest of the government and insurers to reduce costs down the road by driving change today. I really think what we are doing today is borrowing from our future selves and society (by way of medicare).