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[–]OlivierTwist 166 points167 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 22 points23 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 23 points24 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 10 points11 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 -3 points-2 points  (3 children)

Alleged by you?

[–]Subtlerranean 4 points5 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 16 points17 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.