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# Exercise Initiating Office Tools
The TreadDesk Gives Your Gams a Work Out

By Erin Kirkpatrick | Published 2012-05-22 | Unique
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-tread-desk
References: [coolest-gadgets](http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20120522/tread-desk-walk-success/) & [treaddesk](http://www.treaddesk.com/products/the-tread/the-tread/)

Work-a-holics who have sacrificed their exercise for work, meet your new best friend, the TreadDesk. This desk allows you to push the necessary paperwork without sacrificing your well-being, your waistline and your schedule. This desk was designed with the busy executive and worker in mind -- you can return calls with ease and crunch numbers while ridding yourself of those pesky calories.

The "tread" portion of the TreadDesk comes with a control panel to be placed on your desk; this controls the distance, time, speed and tally of calories your oh-so-productive self have burned. The [treadmill portion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aipowered-treadmill) of this system sells for $840 and if you want to go all out and purchase the [adjustable desk](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spout), the grand total is $2,500.00. This interesting invention aims to "provide [office workers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/deskbreak) the opportunity to walk while they work."

You can't run away *from* work, but you can run *at* work.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 1.9/10
- Popularity: 20% | Activity: 29% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women
- Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America

## Categories

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## Key Themes

### What's Driving This Trend

- **Office Fitness:** Opportunity for businesses to offer office fitness solutions that allow employees to exercise while working.
- **Productivity Enhancement:** Opportunity for innovation in tools and technologies that improve productivity in the workplace.
- **Wellness Integration:** Opportunity for integrating wellness activities into the daily work routine to promote employee health and well-being.

### Who This Affects Most

- **Office Equipment:** Opportunity for companies in the office equipment industry to develop and market exercise-friendly office tools.
- **Fitness Equipment:** Opportunity for fitness equipment manufacturers to create specialized exercise equipment for use in the workplace.
- **Technology and Software:** Opportunity for tech companies to create apps, software, and devices that integrate exercise and productivity.

## Related on Trend Hunter

- [App-Connected Desk Treadmills](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/walking-pad-treadmill.md)
- [Foldable Under-Desk Treadmills](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/walkingpad-a1-pro.md)
- [Tech-Forward Compact Treadmills](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/compact-treadmill.md)
- [Multifunctional Home Treadmills](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lifesmart-tm2202.md)
- [Compact Foldable Treadmills](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/walkingpad-1.md)
- [Double-Folding Treadmills](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/double-folding-treadmill.md)
- [Productivity-Supporting Exercise Bikes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/acer-ekinekt-bd-3.md)
- [Standing Desk Workstations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/standing-desk-workstations.md)
- [AI-Powered Home Treadmills](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spacewalk-5l.md)