As someone who’s been involved in IT for the last 15 years, sitting while working comes with the territory. Since transitioning from IT to full-time blogging, it’s just been more of the same. Shooting ...

Let me start by saying I love this Under Desk Treadmill (Model No. TR1200-DT3, retail price, $999), on loan from LifeSpan. I love it for the steps it adds to my day. I love it because it takes my ...

In a miraculous turn of events, my lazy rump has walked the equivalent of eight Boston Marathons in the past month, all while typing away or being on the phone at my desk. When the folks at LifeSpan ...

Endocrinologist Dr. James Levine is the inventor of the treadmill desk and author of the book "Get Up: Why Your Chair Is Killing You & What You Can Do About It." Having studied the effects of "sitting ...

I walk while I work. Though my setup has evolved over the past couple of years, the basics remain consistent: I walk on a treadmill at a relatively low speed (now 2.5 miles per hour) while working at ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Gold writes about wellness design and related housing topics. The medical community says that sitting is the new smoking.

The treadmill desk set up in my workspace! Source: Nacie Pereira As a desk-bound small business owner, I was eager to find a way to move more during the day while maintaining my productivity. A friend ...

Sitting down at work is out because, as we are often told these days, sitting is the new smoking. Now everyone stands at her desk. Or, better yet, pedals, or even wobbles. Office-design firms, ...

It’s 1:42 p.m., I just ate two grilled turkey sandwiches oozing with melted cheese, half a tub of cottage cheese, and I’m ready for a nap. But I’m working instead, and getting a shocking amount done, ...

The treadmill desk set up in my workspace! Source: Nacie Pereira As a desk-bound small business owner, I was eager to find a way to move more during the day while maintaining my productivity. A friend ...

But I soon find myself easing into a walking groove that has me forgetting about the multitasking activities. I forget that my breath is coming shorter and shorter as the minutes tick on, especially ...

You’ve heard it a thousand times: Prolonged sitting is hazardous to your health, but if you’re like most people, you spend a vast majority of your day sitting down—in your office, commuting to and ...