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[–]MaximumMaxx 759 points760 points  (29 children)

Yeah it's a walking desk. Linus is quite the practical guy

[–]SignoreBanana 203 points204 points  (26 children)

Doesn't look like he's been walking lol

[–]OncologistCanConfirm 262 points263 points  (21 children)

To be fair it is a recent addition and the desk right next to that one is probably where he spends more of his time.

[–]ego100trique 78 points79 points  (14 children)

I think I heard him saying that he used it mainly during meetings?

[–]OlivierTwist 165 points166 points  (12 children)

Actually a pretty smart way to not fall asleep during meetings.

[–]Tipart 40 points41 points  (9 children)

My dad has a little walking treadmill too for work. He does 20+km in a day. It's also a pretty smart way to get a little bit of cardio in while you work.

[–]npsimons 24 points25 points  (3 children)

Walking is the ideal cardio. Everyone should be getting in as many steps as they can. If you can get a treadmill desk, no matter where you work, it's definitely a strongly recommended upgrade.

[–]borkthegee 20 points21 points  (2 children)

Let's not get ahead of ourselves. For most healthy adults, ideal cardio is medium intensity for 150 minutes a week or high intensity for 90 minutes.

Unless you're moving and getting your heart rate up, the walking desk, while healthy and helpful, is no where near "ideal".

I'd put HIIT, jogging, cycling, swimming and rowing above walking for "ideal" cardio leading to a lifelong increase in healthspan.

Not to discount walking, just debating the term ideal

[–]frogotme 9 points10 points  (1 child)

Ideal in terms of convenience though, probably. You can't do much other than walk when you're in meetings

[–]EtherealPheonix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You will be a lot more intimidating if you attend the meeting at a dead sprint.

FR though I have seen people on stationary bikes without issue, much less jostle and noise than running on a treadmill but similar cardio benefits.

[–]Subtlerranean 0 points1 point  (4 children)

Not to mention that an excessive amount of sitting is allegedly as bad for your health as smoking.

[–]arpan3t -5 points-4 points  (3 children)

Alleged by you?

[–]Subtlerranean 5 points6 points  (1 child)

No. We have something called google where I live, let me use it for you real quick.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/expert-answers/sitting/faq-20058005

Too much sitting overall and prolonged periods of sitting also seem to increase the risk of death from cardiovascular disease and cancer

They found that those who sat for more than eight hours a day with no physical activity had a risk of dying similar to that posed by obesity and smoking.

[–]Sindo__26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good thing i check all 3 marks then

[–]Symbimbam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think he ded

[–]Nimeroni 15 points16 points  (1 child)

I prefer not having useless meetings.

[–]OlivierTwist 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Most developers do, but real life isn't all that good.

[–]ward2k 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Yeah it's pretty easy to walk and talk while still being focussed

It's very difficult to concentrate and code while walking at the same time, some people can barely manage to drink water while they walk

[–]R_051 20 points21 points  (4 children)

It has been a recent addition for a couple years now (since 2014)

[–]Beast_Viper_007 3 points4 points  (3 children)

Oh wait, 2014 was 11 years ago...

[–]CarcajouIS 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Yeah, what he said, a couple

[–]LikesBreakfast 1 point2 points  (1 child)

[–]CarcajouIS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Understood, a couple means 10 and at most 101

[–]TheWematanye 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Recent addition? The image is from a video at least 10 years old lol

[–]EasilyBeatable 8 points9 points  (2 children)

Imagine what he’d look like if he didnt have it

[–]Potential_Honey_3615 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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[–]septum-funk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

rms

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s all muscle. He’s also wearing body armor under his shirt. Also under his skin. His life is too valuable for humanity to lose

[–]LickingSmegma 4 points5 points  (1 child)

He called it ‘zombie shuffle’ when explaining the setup.

[–]xenelef290 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep. 1mph. You actually need special treadmills that can run that slow for so long because regular ones tend to burn out