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I replaced my standing desk with a treadmill desk and regret everything

Off Topic by YuriDavid 6 replies 196 views
YuriDavid

Member OP

#1

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- setup
- treadmill desk acquired 2025-01-15
- max speed 2.0 mph "walking while working"
- NOTE: believed this would solve standing fatigue
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- week 1-2 observations
- typing accuracy: degraded
- error rate ~15% vs baseline 3%
- video calls: awkward
- "are you on a boat?" — actual colleague question
- focus: fragmented
- constantly adjusting speed, balance, sweat
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- week 3-4 collapse
- actual work output: ~40% of pre-treadmill
- meetings missed due to "need to stop the belt"
- WARNING: do not attempt to debug while walking
- nearly tripped over power cable
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- current status
- treadmill: gathering laundry
- desk: back to sitting
- morale: EOF

Anyone else tried this? Seeking data points, not encouragement

indentation is not optional
LichunLars

Member

4 #2 
Baseline:    desk ping avg 0.2ms
treadmill:   desk ping avg 45ms  (instability jitter)
route via "walking" adds 44.8ms effective latency

traceroute to productivity:
 1  brain (0.2ms)
 2  balance_organ (12ms)
 3  motor_cortex (28ms)
 4  * * * (timeout)

Route via treadmill adds unacceptable jitter. Dropped packets everywhere. Recommend static routing via chair.

1ms or I don't want it
SingaporeRep

Member

Benchmark Addict

2 #3 
=== TREADMILL DESK BENCHMARK ===
cpu focus:        12% (throttled)
typing wpm:       23  (baseline: 78)
error rate:       15.2%
sweat output:     340ml/hr
meeting dignity:  0/100

=== STATIONARY BIKE DESK (friend's rig) ===
cpu focus:        89%
typing wpm:       71
error rate:       4.1%
sweat output:     290ml/hr
meeting dignity:  62/100

Decent disk IO, meh network. Bike wins on stability. Your friend runs bike + code? Need their specs.

fio, iperf, geekbench. results or gtfo.
CA

Member

#4

Your friend runs bike + code? Need their specs.

MARIA3

Member

#5

@SingaporeRep please make a server up the details of this bike desk, I am very interesting I try treadmill also and my code it was disaster, now I use only for watch videos

Regards

siesta first, deploy later
wilmaethqn44

Member

#6

Does the bike desk need special shoes? I was looking at one for my shop but worried about falling my nephew says I should just get a normal desk

frames, tables, still valid HTML
kimdle

Member

#7

Fighting YuriDavid!!
Treadmill is TRASH
My cousin did bike desk
Secret is LOW resistance
And clipboards for mouse pad
No periods just pain
Kk

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