Burning calories behind the computer screen
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic outfitted standard treadmills with office desks, then asked 15 obese people to walk at about 1 mile per hour throughout the day as they tapped their keyboards and talked on the phone.
Mayo's James Levine says participants found it easy to work, and burned a lot of calories.
We first talked to Levine about walking while working 15 months ago. As part of that report, we also chatted with Thomas Niccum, president of Twin Cities-based Lancet Software. Niccum had just rigged his treadmill so he could run the company and get a little exercise at the same time.
It turns out that Niccum is still working from his treadmill. He's pleased with the results.