Treadmill While Working 03/24/23
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Over the past few years, I've developed some health consequences
associated with a now decades-long desk-job life. The solution is
simple enough in theory, but in practice I can't easily walk away from
my income source.
That's a lie which I don't believe--I could just walk away. We like to
tell ourselves that we don't have choices, but we do. I'll put it this
way instead: I don't want to walk away from my income source. Instead,
I want to believe I can solve the problem through more mindfulness.
And so, this morning, I found a stray piece of thick masonite (the
kind with one side coated in that white glossy layer, perfect for
whiteboards), and half a length of 1"x2"x8' wood, and built a quick
treadmill desk. It's light and sturdyish, and sits easily atop my
treadmill's upper thing (whatever that's called; controls?)
I am, of course, walking and testing it out now. The height happens to
be about perfect. It might be an inch too high. We'll see how my
shoulders feel at the end of the day. I have enough experience with
ergonomics to know when something is off, and my gut tells me I might
try to adjust this thing .5-1"... but I don't have a ton of room to
easily work on that, as the height is largely determined by the
treadmill itself.
