UPDATE: CLOSED…and the winner is:
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<—-Welcome to my new office…it’s a desk, and it’s a treadmill!
Fitness, or rather a lack of it, has been on my mind a lot lately. We get out and go quite a bit on the summer months, but the past few winter months really made me feel like when I wasn’t working at the computer, I was not getting the high activity level that I enjoy in the summer. (I am NOT a huge fan of cold weather, working out in cold weather, standing in cold weather, being in cold weather and/or actually even thinking about cold weather, ick)
Last month, I was inspired (and scared!) by a post that Shannon over at For The Mommas wrote about fitness. Just her mention of the word Blogger Butt had me freaked… it’s true! I spend SO much time sitting since I became a blogger over 4 years ago. Last summer, I did get a standing desk so that I could switch back and forth from sitting to standing, but honestly … the lack of movement in my life when I work, drives me a bit nuts. I went looking for an answer, and the folks at LifeSpan Fitness had the answer:
Product Name: LifeSpan TR1200-DT Treadmill
Currently on Amazon where it gets GREAT reviews and it on sale for $1299.00 with free shipping.
Product Information: The TR1200-DT Treadmill Desk was designed around how you work. It includes a sturdy work surface measuring 46.5″ wide and 31″ deep to easily support your laptop, printer, computer display and other electronics devices. The treadmill console is conveniently located in the front of the desk so it doesn’t take space away from the working surface. For comfort and convenience, the TR1200-DT includes padded arm rests to ensure lasting comfort, and clean cable management with a cable tray tucked under the desk to store your cables.
The display panel shows distance traveled, calories burned, time walking on the treadmill desk, and the Intelli-Step™ feature works like a pedometer and counts steps taken while you’re working.
My thoughts?
<—check me out! I’m working, chatting AND walking… that is killing THREE birds with one stone, lol! Here’s the thing about this machine…it’s durable and solid.. it moves slow… so you don’t even notice the movement (it does take a short time to get used to) but it is SO smooth that you really don’t even realize that you are moving…but you are, and that is key, especially if you have a hard time finding time for the extra activity that you need each day. For me, it was even more than that…it was a fear that sitting and blogging all day was not doing my muscles and joints any favors. I honestly get so excited now to hop and on and work. My hubby is now a fan of reading the paper on the treadmill desk, so we do have a little bit of a battle going on as to who get to use it and when.
I could honestly see this machine as a very valuable tool to any home office, not to mention any work environment. What a brilliant idea for an office setting, to allow your workers the freedom to work standing up, while getting exercise…it’s just a perfect fit for those tied to a desk all day!
I really hesitated before doing a review about such a high ticket item, but I have to say … this would make such a great investment for anyone looking to add activity to their day. This is coming from a girl who has 3 times (yes THREE!) committed herself to a gym membership that sadly, was never used to it’s full potential. (*However! I did meet my hubby at the gym during one of those hardly used memberships, so all was not lost!)
I also reviewed the MyStride™ USB Activity Tracker: The MyStride Activity Tracker is more than just a pedometer. It uses a three-axis accelerometer to measure your movement to more accurately track steps taken, calories burned, minutes exercised and distance travelled. The integrated flip USB makes it easy and convenient to sync your activity progress with your LifeSpan Fitness Club account. This account is a complete online health and fitness management system.
My thoughts? This little unit is just the icing on the cake when it comes to getting in shape. It tracks everything for you and even saves it until you can get to a computer to upload your information. This is such a great way to get motivated about progress and also stay accountable for your commitment to getting and/or staying in shape.
The Giveaway: One lucky SheSaved reader will win a MyStride™ USB Activity Tracker ($79.99 value!)
Here’s how to enter:
Entry #1: Leave a comment answering this question: What is your motivation for staying fit?
Entry #2 ~ Subscribe to my daily email newsletter or RSS Feed (and if you already do, thank you … give yourself this entry as well)
Entry #3 ~“Like” SheSaved on Facebook (and if you already do, thank you … give yourself this entry as well)
Entry #4 ~ “Like” LifeSpan Fitness on Facebook
Entry #5 ~ Follow LifeSpan Fitness on Twitter
… I will leave this giveaway open until Sunday night at 10pm, May 6th (mnt time) if you can still comment…you can still win! … once closed, I will select one winner who will have 48 hours to contact me to claim their prize! GOOD LUCK!!
*Disclosure: I did receive a LifeSpan MyStride Activity Tracker to facilitate my review. These opinions are my own and were in no way influenced by another person.
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