Walk and Work Station Could Help Obese Lose 66lbs a Year

A "walk and work" desk designed to let people work on a computer while walking on a treadmill may help obese people lose as much as 66 pounds in a year.

The vertical "walk and work" desk was designed by the study authors at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, N.Y. The unit has an "H"-shaped steel frame that has four locking rubber wheels, making for easy movement and positioning over a treadmill. Adjustable arms hold the computer, keyboard and mouse.

The average amount of energy burned while sitting at a desk was 72 kilocalories per hour, compared to 191 kilocalories an hour while using the "walk and work" desk. They walked the equivalent of one mile in an hour.

If obese people used the "walk and work" desk for a couple of hours every work day, they could boost their energy expenditure by 100 kilocalories an hour, which works out to a loss of 20 to 30 kilograms (44 to 66 pounds) a year, the study authors said.


SOURCE:
LiveScience.com

This is a very interesting and good idea.

One of the main reasons people are overweight/obese is because they are getting little
to no physical activity, so having people get physical exercise while working is a good thing.


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