| > | | | | American gets less than half of that amount of |
| New research verifies treadmill desks more | | | | walking during the day due to the sedentary |
| effective in cancer prevention than vitamin | | | | nature of their employment and stresses of daily |
| supplementation | | | | life. |
| Yet another study published online by the Journal | | | | Treadmill desks have been shown to be an |
| of the National Cancer Institute confirmed that | | | | effective tool allowing employees to achieve the |
| vitamin supplementation provided no statistically | | | | minimum suggested thresholds in as little as three |
| significant value in cancer prevention among | | | | hours at the office. Walking at slow speeds |
| women. This study comes on the heels of | | | | without sweating, employees are able to |
| numerous studies which all draw the same | | | | accomplish any task they could perform at a |
| conclusion: vitamin supplementation among a | | | | regular desk while enhancing their health and |
| normally well nourished population has no positive | | | | productivity. Weight loss comes along as an added |
| effect on cancer prevention. Daily exercise, such | | | | benefit. |
| as that provided by treadmill desks however does | | | | Treadmill desks are currently in use by major |
| assist in both prevention and potential mitigation | | | | corporations across America and have been |
| of various forms of cancers in both men and | | | | shown to increase productivity, boost mood, |
| women. | | | | assist in weight loss, prevent disease and |
| The National Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical | | | | contribute to the company’s bottom line. |
| School reported in November that Vitamins A | | | | The recent economic downturn has made the |
| thru E were ineffective in cancer prevention as | | | | cost of treadmill desks (which average between |
| well. These studies are casting a bright spotlight | | | | $4500 and $6500) a concern and out of the |
| towards the most effective preventative | | | | reach of most small businesses. However a new |
| measure available: exercise. | | | | product known as TrekDesk will be available in |
| Exercise was touted as the most effective | | | | March of this year at a fraction of the cost. |
| cancer preventative measure by the Harvard | | | | TrekDesk attaches to an existing treadmill and |
| study and does not have to be strenuous or | | | | allows users the same functionality of more |
| relegated to a gym to be effective. Sufficient | | | | expensive models for only $399. While competing |
| amounts of daily walking have been shown to | | | | models allow speeds up to 2 mph they do not |
| prevent colon, prostate and breast cancers as | | | | allow the treadmill deck to be elevated. TrekDesk |
| well as diabetes and heart disease. | | | | however allows users to capitalize on the |
| How much daily walking is enough to invoke these | | | | elevation feature of their existing treadmills, |
| benefits? The Surgeon General suggests a | | | | increasing the calorie burning capacity by a factor |
| minimum of 10,000 steps per day. The average | | | | of 2x walking at the same slow speeds. |