![]() ![]() Robeson liked the idea of workstation exercise for his employees, who spend hours in online contact with truck drivers, but was wary of treadmills. ![]() ![]() “More and more people are reading online about how their job is killing them, and I think any employer that isn’t considering this kind of option for their employees is missing the boat big-time,” wrote Tucker Robeson, CEO of conflict-resolution firm CDL Helpers in Winona, Minn., in an e-mail to “I could see other people not liking to program on it, but I didn’t have a lot of problems.” Harik said he had programmed software while walking on a treadmill. Asked how long it takes for users to get the hang of working while walking, he suggested it takes about a week.īober said that she had to figure out how fast she could go while typing without making any mistakes but that reading, researching and talking on the phone came easily. Tuleu acknowledged that some employees are reluctant to attempt at-desk exercise, especially in the beginning. “I wear dresses 90 percent of the time,” Bober said. Workers don’t even need to change before walking at a treadmill workstation. She expects there’ll be more: “Quite a few people have tucked their heads in my office and said, ‘I’ll have one of those.’ ” It’s more like walking.” The speed of treadmills designed for the workplace is limited to about 2 miles per hour, Tuleu noted.Īs for safety issues, the elevated desks “have an adjustable height,” Harik added, “so you get the right ergonomics.”ĭenise Bober, HR director at The Breakers Resort in Palm Beach, Fla., said she ordered two workstation treadmills for her department as part of an employee wellness program. When asked whether that brings certain odors to the workplace, imo developer Erdal Tuleu said, “I don’t think you can sweat that much. “People just get up and get on the treadmills.” SHRM Online, “We love workstation treadmills.” Twenty employees share two such exercise desks without problems, he said. Ralph Harik, CEO of the web-based instant-messaging service imo in Palo Alto, Calif., told “People don’t always use common sense,” she wrote in an e-mail. “A big issue I would see is someone who is multi-tasking, getting distracted and being hurt,” said Paula Dicus, PHR, safety manager and human resources specialist in risk management at Fidelity Communications in the greater St. “What’s going to happen when they’re working on a treadmill?” “There’s a lot of injuries to people just walking around with cellphones,” he wrote in an e-mail to Steven Fiorello, SPHR, human resources director at Swine Graphics Enterprises in Webster City, Iowa, used the word “ridiculous” when asked for his view on treadmill desks. “Anytime we can incorporate wellness into daily work activities, we’re bound to have a healthier employee,” said Beverly Haskins, vice president of human resources for Advanced Testing Laboratory in Cincinnati. Employers have plenty of reasons to encourage healthy behaviors at work, but letting employees exercise while they work-using treadmills or exercise bicycles fitted under elevated desks-poses many challenges for HR to consider. ![]()
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