Lose weight the right way this spring by incorporating your treadmill desk into your workout regimen.

Oh the ever-so-daunting words: BATHING SUIT SEASON. For many of us, this is a sharp jolt back to reality, and often to better, healthier habits after a long winter of “hibernation” from the gym and eating warm comfort foods.

And what do we do when the weather heats up? Typically, we go on some kind of crash diet to lose weight, hike up our time spent at the gym, cut back on sweets and calories, and maybe get suckered into diet pills or powders (Danger Will Robinson, DANGER!).

This might result in losing some weight just in time for that trip to the Bahamas, but you’ll probably put it right back on afterward—that and more. That’s the thing about fasting and amping up your workouts—the results might be quick, but they are not long-lasting and they are certainly not healthy.

So what should you do? Make lifestyle changes. Choose whole, healthy foods—not as a diet, but as a permanent adjustment to the way you eat. Don’t starve yourself. When you starve yourself or deny yourself the foods your body craves, you’ll just end up eating more later, and when you do, you will absorb those calories much more than you would if you weren’t starving.

Exercise is key, not only to losing weight, but to living a healthy and energetic lifestyle. But don’t go crazy with it! The best thing you can do is move throughout the day and then after work (or before, or whenever), engage in some more strenuous physical activity—running, weights, swimming, Zumba, dancing—whatever gets your heart pumping, your sweat dripping, and makes you smile (or at least makes you smile afterward!).

The tricky part, and the most important part, are the 8 hours of the day that you’re not free to walk around outside or go for a workout. After all, studies show that working out for an hour a day is not enough to offset the problems related to sitting all day. So how can you maximize the time you spend at work?

This is where the Xdesk Fit Treadmill desk comes in. With a treadmill desk you can get your recommended 10,000 steps per day without so much as leaving the office or pausing what you’re doing. Feel free to increase the speed of your treadmill desk when you’re on the phone or reading, and feel free to slow down your treadmill desk when you’re typing or doing some serious thinking.

Moving on your treadmill desk at a slow, steady pace throughout the day will not only get your brain buzzing, but it will get the calories burning! Studies show that by simply using a treadmill desk throughout the day, you can lose up to 50-70 pounds in a year, compared to just sitting at work during those times.

Using a treadmill desk is also a wonderful way to stretch your muscles and warm up before heading off to your more intensive workout. This will not only help prevent pulled muscles, but it will also boost your calorie burn during the workout, as you’ll be limber, warmed up, and your body is ready to get going.

When you hear the words “bathing suit season,” don’t freak out and buy the latest diet fad book, or go on a gym class binge—take it easy, take it slow, and do it the right way this year.

Change your life habits, get a treadmill desk, and then maybe next year you won’t have cause to flip out when it comes time to put on that bikini.

Do you use a treadmill desk? Have you noticed a difference in your weight? Share your experience below!

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The average person should walk 10,000 steps a day. Use a treadmill desk to help you reach that goal.

Do you use a Xdesk Fit treadmill at work? How much do you use it per day?

If you answered that question with a grimace and know you should use it more, today’s post is for you.

It’s a challenge!

According to a recent study, an average person should be walking about 10,000 steps per day, with or without a Xdesk Fit—that’s about 5 miles.

Unfortunately, the average person only walks about 1,000 to 3,000 steps per day. So you can see the problem.

My challenge to you is this: Use your Xdesk Fit desk treadmill to help you walk at least 10,000 steps today—and if you’re trying to lose weight, go for even more.

Of course you don’t have to do all of this at your desk treadmill—remember, you are walking around outside of the office.

To inspire you to take the challenge, here are some practical ways that you can boost the amount of steps you take in a day:

1) Walk your dog. Fido can’t very well climb onto your desk treadmill with you, so take some time after work to take him for a walk. He’ll thank you for it.

2) Use the stairs instead of an elevator. Even your desk treadmill can’t compete with a steep flight of stairs. Want a challenge? Jog the stairs!

3) Park further away from the store.

4) Walk to the store.

5) Walk during your meeting. Not only is this a great way to exercise, but a good way to get outside and remember “the world beyond the office.” Of course if you need to be at your desk during a teleconference or meeting, there is always your desk treadmill!

6) Window shop. You don’t have to buy anything, just look around. Prefer to shop online? Use your treadmill desk!

7) Get up to change the channel. Yes, even this small distance will add steps to your day.

So get up and start walking! Five miles a day may seem like a lot, but with a desk treadmill, the distance will seem far less, and once those pounds start falling off and you feel so much healthier, you’ll wonder how you ever worked without a treadmill desk in the first place.

(Still counting down the days until I get my own Xdesk Fit desk treadmill. Very excited!)

About how many steps or miles do you walk in a typical day, on and off your Xdesk Fit desk treadmill?

Source: LiveStrong.com

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Ever wonder why you can’t shed those last few pounds? Here’s why.

If you are like countless Americans, you’re probably trying to lose weight. And, like countless Americans, you are probably sitting down while you read this—perhaps at work at your traditional, seated desk.

Obviously, there is a direct correlation between these two facts. Sitting down for long periods of time can and will add fat to your body—particularly in the areas that you are sitting on (namely butt and thighs). I’ll go deeper into this in just a moment, but first I want to reassure you that there is a solution: It’s called a Xdesk Fit, the latest treadmill workstation.

That’s right, you don’t have to rush into your boss’s office or pick up the phone and dial your employer with your two weeks’ notice. Change the way you work with the Xdesk Fit treadmill workstation.

There is hope. And now that I’m sure you won’t do anything rash, let me get back to the science behind my claim:

Sitting makes you fat.

A recent study has shown that by sitting for long periods of time, your body can generate up to 50 percent more fat in those areas (as mentioned above: hips, butt and thighs).

In this study, the participants who were sitting for long periods of time developed 50 percent more liquid fat (gross!) than regular fat cells.

Furthermore, exercise outside of the office isn’t enough to counteract the long periods of sitting at work. This face got my attention, because I have always been very active—after work. But for many years, I would sit at my office desk for about 8 hours a day, taking only short breaks to walk or stand, and then go to the gym. I never really thought I needed to lose weight, exactly, but I didn’t understand why I wasn’t with my active workout schedule.

So when I read a study that claimed “even those who eat well and exercise will have more fat at the waistline and hips from excess sitting,” well, I stood up.

But to take your calorie-burn even a step further than using a standing desk or adjustable height desk, you need to be moving. That’s where the latest innovation, the Xdesk Fit treadmill workstation, comes in.

With a treadmill workstation you can burn about 100 times more calories than you when you’re sitting. And with a Xdesk Fit you’re not walking that fast (you’d be hard pressed to focus on work if you were!).

The simple act of moving and lightly walking with your treadmill desk for just 2-3 hours a day can help you to burn fat, and even lose up to 45-65 pounds in a year.

Now I said treadmill workstation, rather than treadmill desk because with Xdesk’s latest and greatest, you’re truly getting a complete workstation—not just a dinky table.

To find out more about losing weight the right way—with the Xdesk Fit from Xdesk in particular—check out our previous post about this marvel in ergonomic furniture.

Trust me, I’ve tried it out and I’m counting down the days until I can get my own treadmill workstation.

Happy walking everyone!

Do you use a treadmill workstation at work or home? Share your thoughts and tips below!

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