Chicago Tribune | Julie's Health Club: Treadmill desks cut obesity

re: "Sitting is an occupational hazard for office workers, but there’s a new way to avoid it: a vertical work station that incorporates a treadmill at a desk./These “walk-and-work” office desks could help obese employees lose weight, according to a small study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. / The participants were able to use the computer while walking without falling or injuring themselves. In fact, they enjoyed it so much, they wanted to keep the walking desks even after the study ended. /The idea builds on the notion that we all need high levels of spontaneous activity throughout the day, also called non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT). / Obese people generally have low levels of NEAT. Lean people have high levels..."...