Building a treadmill desk

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Bamboo's pretty soft (carbonized even moreso) and scratches easily. Might not be the best choice for a dance/dojo floor.

Agreed. The carbonized bamboo, while a pretty color, is right out.

However the strand-woven varitety might do well:

Originally Posted by Bamboo FAQ

Strand-woven bamboo is manufactured differently than traditional bamboo flooring. In the strand-woven process, strips of bamboo are coated with resins and then compressed with heat to form timbers. These timbers are then milled into flooring. This process produces bamboo flooring that is twice as hard as traditional bamboo flooring.

But it probably loses some of the beauty.

Then again, given my apparent proclivity for clumsiness, the somewhat softer flooring might be just the ticket...

On a side note:

I went to have a look at the room today. I'd not been down there in months. The cats on the other hand appear to have been down there on a fairly regular basis. Blech! Bad Kitties! No matter what I decided to go with flooring wise, the carpet that is there now HAS GOT TO GO!

[LashStoat]

SusieAnne Krellingshaw aged 11.5 of Arkansas, who is currently studying ergonomic furniture design doesn't see what the problem is, except the fact that "Mom was real cranky about the dining table".

She goes on to say that "Our neighbour, Mr Costavidalilliakas was none to pleased about his pool ladder either".

"I have some future design ideas in mind, but my brother won't part with his pet hamster."

SusieAnne's Dad is a lot better now that her Mom is out of traction.

[cirquelover]

A creative design at that.


So Moonie......how goes the workout?

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by cirquelover

So Moonie......how goes the workout?

Rocky but I'm still here writing this while walking.

After getting off to a good start I was sidelined with a muscle pull (not related to the treadmill desk thank you very much NA). It sidelined me for a much longer than I expected. While I was fine walking about, prolonged treadmill use was causing a dull pain that made it very hard to concentrate and work effectively.

Also while that was going on there were some political issues I had to deal with. "Oh no! Think of the liability if he breaks his neck", "How come he gets one and I don't", "He won't get any work done", etc.... People suck.

I have now put all that behind me. The leg seems to be fully healed and the voices of the critics have been squashed. I'm working to build back up my daily mileage count while also doing Tae Kwon Do a couple of times a week.

Health wise I can say I see a definite difference when I am walking. Rather than tiring me out I have more energy later into the night. Also I am losing a steady one pound per week as long as I average at least three miles a day.

I have returned to making regular update to my signature line. 2.2 Miles yesterday.

[Not Afraid]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

Rather than tiring me out I have more energy later into the night.

Hence the muscle pull?

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Hence the muscle pull?

Indirectly perhaps....

Originally Posted by Me from a few posts ago...

Apparently a sixteen year layoff from martial arts training, combined with putting on 40+lbs has a disadvantageous effect on ability. During the second workout I yammied a hammie up something fierce, to the point where bending enough to put on a sock became a major accomplishment for the day. To say the least, my treadmill has not look appealing for the last few days.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

I have returned to making regular update to my signature line. 2.2 Miles yesterday.

Yeah, but you're still over 8-1/2 years from making it back out here. I am trying to decide if that is too slow or too soon.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Yeah, but you're still over 8-1/2 years from making it back out here. I am trying to decide if that is too slow or too soon.

While it will (I hope) be much less than the 8.5 years, you will still have plenty of time to decide.

[Moonliner]

YEAH!

That was awesome!

For last year's DLR trip my feet were in agony by the end of the first day. Overall the limiting factor on how much we could do was how far I could walk. It was depressing.

Well no such problems this time! We rocked six different theme parks (four Disney + two universal) over the course of five days with no foot problems at all! Thank you Mr. Treadmill desk.

[Promo-Man]

That is a great side benefit