treadmill desks

Instead of sit-down meetings at the office, doctors say we should keep moving.

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Your Chair Is Killing You. Here's What You Need To Do To Stop It

1:22pm October 12, 2015

by Lynne Shallcross

Hint: The answer doesn't revolve around buying more gadgets. Nor does it depend on you dragging yourself to the gym seven nights a week. This calls for a concerted attack — while moving.

NPR senior Washington editor Beth Donovan walks on a treadmill desk in her office in Washington, D.C.

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Sure, Use A Treadmill Desk — But You Still Need To Exercise

5:31pm March 31, 2015

by Patti Neighmond

Treadmill desks were the hot new trend in exercising a few years ago. The idea was to get moving and lose weight at work. But a new study suggests people don't use them enough to make a difference.

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