20 Best Treadmill For Standing Desk (2023 Updated)

Of all the quarantine purchases I’ve made, this one is probably in my top 3. With the gyms closed and the weather getting colder, we wanted something to use for cardio, but also was maneuverable and could still allow us to be flexible with our use of space, since we never intended to have anything resembling a “home gym”.

It needed to go in our guest room, but also needed to be able to collapse and fit under the bed for when we would (eventually) have guests again. We were actively not looking for ones that “folded” to an upright position because of the space issues.

The assembly was super easy. It’s literally as simple as the instructions say, though I’d budget a tiny bit longer, so maybe 5 min, max? The wheels make it easy to maneuver forward and back and side to side, and it’s very manageable for 2 people to move around.

When we were moving it around to get it into position, my husband had to stand and hold it while upright while I moved a rug, and it wasn’t awkward or hard for him to do that–no weird balance issues or wobbly bits where it would make movement difficult.

We measured, and it will also fit under our guest bed, which is pretty low to the ground, though we’ll likely have to slide it in at an angle, but it’ll get there. Overall, it’s pretty quiet for a treadmill.

We did buy some foam gym floor puzzle squares and the treadmill mat to go under it to protect our hardwood floors and also to dampen the impact noise when running. The difference in sound was noticeable after we put the foam and mat under it, so I’d recommend this to anyone where this could be an issue.

We found foam pieces that were 1 foot by 1 foot so there wouldn’t be too much excess sticking out. For the price, it’s great. We had no desire to spend $3-4k on a treadmill that would eventually be a clothes rack, but that’s just us.

If you’re expecting something super high-tech with all the bells and whistles, this one isn’t for you. We were happy with the max speed and the weight limit. So far it gets used maybe 6x per week (each of us running 3ish x each), and it’s been awesome.

I like the “EGOFIT WALKPAD Smart Under Desk treadmill” (I put the name here to make sure review stays with the correct product. ) I have had it for a week and will update this later if I run into problems.

It’s a nice treadmill for walking. I only use it at slow speeds since I am using it under my desk. I have a standup workstation that allows me to walk on the treadmill while still using my computer. The treadmill is very solid.

I was surprised at how solid it felt. The treadmill comes setup (no installation). While I can move it short distances myself, to carry it upstairs took two people (but not hard). It’s quiet and runs smoothly.

You can control it with the very simple remote that comes with it or control it via an app that you put on your phone. The app keeps track of time and distance. The app is very simple but works for what I need.

Pros: – Works well, quiet, solidly made – Comes already made (no installation) – Easy for me to put under desk and then stand up again the wall for storage (so I can sit at my computer). No cons – but things to think about about – Need a standup desk setup if you want to use it while working on your desktop – Have to turn off Zoom video when zooming since I move around and it’s distracting to others – I have not used this for anything over 2miles/hour since I am also trying to type.

– It takes some practice to be able to type and use the mouse while walking I like it and am glad I purchased it. It allows me to walk about as much as I would if I was going to the office and moving around the office (hallways, parking lot).

I would recommned this to others.

First off, I bought a LifeSpan TR1000 used off of marketplace as the price point for a new model was a bit more than I was wanting to get into. I was looking for a new (to me) treadmill because I’ve purchased no less than 3 under desk treadmills off of Amazon over the past few years since Covid started and I’ve been working from home.

While each of those Amazon buys was less expensive (between $350 and $500 each), they tended to last me no more than 9 to 12 months before the motor would burn out. I’m not a huge guy – I weigh 180 before you assume that was the cause of the motor burn-outs.

🙂 And I did regular belt oilings. But I do, on average, walk between 20,000 and 40,000 steps a day as my schedule allows. So having a continuous duty motor (6 hours run time) was something I finally realized was important in a treadmill.

Since I’ve had this LifeSpan, it’s been awesome. I can immediately tell a build quality difference between this and other treadmills I’ve owned. In addition, as time has gone on, the performance of this treadmill hasn’t seemed to degrade like those other treadmills.

While I haven’t yet hit the year mark, after only a few months, I can tell you that I’ve already clocked 478 miles and a little over a million steps on this treadmill according to my fitbit. So that’s saying something.

Again, I do oil it regularly. I fully expect a long life span out of this, well, LifeSpan. But thereafter, I’ll likely come back and purchase another one at full price given my experience so far. Thanks, Ethan.

I’m not totally happy with the treadmill for the purpose I bought it for (using it part-time with my sit/stand desk in my office). I bought it with the intention of putting it against the wall when I want to sit, but when I went to do that something sharp under the machine went through my finger and took a chunk of skin off when I tried to lift it.

It was too big of a hassle and too dangerous to lean it against the wall that we ended up moving the machine to our gym and I just leave the control on the top of the treadmill. Now that it ended up in the gym I wish I just bought a real treadmill, but now we’re thinking of putting some sort of a tall desk in front of it in the gym to just make it a permanent walking desk and then both my spouse and I can utilize it (looking for a silver lining!).

It seems like it would be fantastic to use, but I have too many meetings to utilize a 24/7 walking desk. I would recommend this product to someone who wants to have a 24/7 treadmill desk, but not to someone who would want to move it to sit down because of the sharp parts underneath the machine.

It is also so quiet, I am very impressed.

Nowhere does it say it will not work with gfci breakers. I ordered the TR-1000 with the white glove service. It was delivered in less than a week. It tripped the power when it was on for less than 5 seconds.

I tried every outlet in the room, even pulled it into the hallway and plugged it into an outlet to see what would happen. Same thing. You can’t speak with a human. The reply I received from technical support wasn’t helpful.

It sounds like your home has GFCI circuits wired in it. No treadmill will work with that kind of circuit. Best regards, Bob Technical Support Team LifeSpan Fitness I asked what the next step is since “No treadmill will work with that kind of circuit”.

I haven’t heard back. I disputed the charge with my credit card company. I am very disappointed because it looks like it would be great. If the website would have asked if if you have those circuits before purchasing I would have not made this purchase.

I have found that I am able to easily maintain 2. 5mph while writing code. I forget I’m even on it and regularly hit 15K steps before noon – from there my normal activity will push me to 20K. I move it in and out from my adjustable standing desk everyday.

This is the first daily exercise regime I have been able to pretty easily keep up with – I average 17-20K steps per day 4-5 times a week. After readying the specs on this and bargain models, I knew right off I wanted a product that was of high quality.

Lifespan specializes in this time of equipment – the weight limits alone tell you it’s a higher end product. Walking is actually better for you than running!!! Do it!!.

I love my under desk treadmill from LifeSpan Fitness. I’m on work calls a lot of the day and nobody has ever said anything about it being too loud. The support team has been wonderful when I needed help adjusting the treadmill when first setting it up.

They were very responsive and even sent pictures to show exactly what to do. A co worker has had her treadmill desk for years from LifeSpan and walks 15 miles a day without issues. This sold me on the longevity.

I walk on average ten miles a day and have had it for a couple months and it’s running great. Because of the wheels it’s easy for me to slide out of the way when I want to sit.

I searched for a treadmill that I own that goes with this desk and literally every day I get a prompt to review the desk. Which again I don’t own. I do own the treadmill which is great. I don’t understand why simply searching an item with the new app you then get daily prompts to review an item you were looking up.

I’m not thrilled with the new app. I do love my treadmill. It can be used with any standing desk.

I rarely leave product reviews, usually when I am unhappy. This time is different. I had a cheaper under-the-desk walking treadmill that lasted one year. So I decided to splurge and spend some money for what seemed like a high quality top-of-the-line under the desk treadmill.

I received the Lifespan TR-5000 in late Nov 2019. It comes with a two year warranty on parts. The end of October 2021 it stopped working with an E1 error code. This was the one time in my life where the product actually stopped working right before the warranty expired vs.

right after. I contacted your service department and Francisco was wonderful. He helped us try a few things and sent us the parts to get the treadmill working again. It’s unfortunate the treadmill stopped working after two years, but it was the best experience I’ve had repairing something.

Francisco was the tops. I hope the treadmill lasts several more years — and if it does, I’ll replace it with another Lifespan. And P. S. , the walking is great.

The Texas Defender Derringer comes with an interchangeable with each Bond Derringer. The Bond gun is a double-barrel, two-shot Derringer. You can select which barrel fires first, after which the gun resets so that when you cock the hammer again, the other barrel will fire.

A lever on the left side unlocks the barrels; these are hinged on top and are spring-loaded to swing open to reload. The gun is offered with a removable trigger guard, or in the more traditional configuration, with no trigger guard.

The gun uses a rebounding locking hammer so it’s safe to carry loaded. The older Derringers often had the uncocked hammer resting on the firing pin, and if dropped they would more often than not strike on the hammer and the gun would fire.

That problem is eliminated with this design. There is also a redundant sliding safety in the frame that blocks the hammer. The Bond Derringer is a good option as a back-up handgun because it gives you a lot of power in a small package, and can be chambered to use the same ammo as your primary carry handgun.

I gave this Texas Defender a 3-star rating only because I have no experience firing it. Can’t get bullets or shells for the 410/45. It’s the same with the 357/38. This said, the gun looks good. Maybe I should buy a frame and put it on my wall.

Exactly what I wanted…something that would get me out of my chair and moving. My job requires me to sit most of the day and lunchtime walks were just not cutting it. After reading a story in the New Yorker I decided enough was enough and invested in the treadmill desk, my only regret is not doing it sooner.

The product is heavy and comes in (2) boxes — I would suggest having either a hand truck or a 2nd person present to help. The treadmill is fully assembled and if you cut the back of the box it rolls right out of the box.

The desk has limited assembly and will take about 30-45 minutes. Tools come with it but found that my ratchet set worked much better and faster. Be sure to tighten the 4 bolts really well under the desk, as I initially did not and had a little bit of play in the desk…once I tightened the desk was rock solid.

The treadmill desk is very easy to use. Stand on the treadmill, push start and walk at your speed—I find that 1. 6mph is perfect for me to email, talk on the phone without getting winded and conduct my online searches which is the bulk of my day.

Starting out I would walk 15 to 30 minutes of every hour to get adjusted to this amount of movement during my day. I did invest in some new shoes and after 1 month have worked my way up to 5 miles per day that I walk when in the past I just sat! Things I did not factor…I thought that by walking during the day I would have less energy post work but have found that I have more energy! I also find that I sleep much better during the night which was something I had read in other articles but guess I had to see to believe.

I strongly recommend this to anyone whose job requires a lot of daily sitting!.

I’ve been using this treadmill for a little over 2 weeks. It is simple & gets the job done. The display shows speed (up to 3. 7 so a brisk walk), miles, Kcals, & steps. There is a plug, on/off switch & an emergency pull.

It’s clear there is no handrails so I do NOT recommend this for elderly, persons with vertigo or dizzy spells etc. It comes ready to go aside from adding the oil under the treadmill rubber. I’ve lost an additional 5 lbs since starting this.

I walk everyday for at least 40 min at 3. 2-3. 4 speed. It is light and easy to move/store. I have a finished basement and I just pull it up & lean it against a wall until the next morning. No problems.

Totally worth it.

Excellent treadmill and solidly built! It feels like a professional quality treadmill you would use in a club. Smooth operation, quiet, good quality belt, nice well-lit monitor. I have been using this everyday at my standing desk.

I can walk close to 20 miles per day while getting work done. If you’re looking to break out of the sedentary lifestyle with a walking treadmill this is it! Never thought I’d be able to get work done and lose weight at the same time!.

Totally satisfied with the purchase process, delivery, and operation of the device. It’s quiet enough at 1. 5 setting to continue my conference calls and video chats without creating background noise.

Lightweight and easy to move in and out of position. Thus far zero quality related issues have occurred and the product functions well.

This has been a terrible experience. The first walkingpad made loud noises when it started and slowed down so I talked to customer service and was told that I couldn’t have one sent before returning my current bad product.

I purchased a new walkingpad and that one starting smoking and sparked when I tried turning it on after two days of mild use. I am a Healthcare Professional and will never recommend this product. However, your customer service, Dancy more specifically, is exceptional.

Truly love using this every day while working all day. I am either sitting or walking at my standing desk while using this. Generally every couple of hours or less my Apple Watch indicates I should stand, and I do so.

just walking on the walking pad instead! It is going to be hard to go back into the office everyday. I would say that it would be nice if it had a way to link to the exercise app on your watch/iPhone, as I get over 5,000 steps in during two back to back meetings without even barely noticing, but my Apple Watch doesn’t register it as I typing at my standing desk.

The only problem is not being able to store it on its side or vertically. So make sure you have room to put it somewhere when you are done at the end of the day.

I purchased the A1 Pro at the end of May, and it has worked flawlessly. I use it at work, for an hour or so every other day. When folded, it is very compact. In fact, I am using it while writing this review (3250 steps, 1mi, 41 mins so far).

The app isn’t great, and could definitely use work, but I didn’t purchase the A1 Pro for the app. 🙂 Definitely recommend!.

The Texas Defender this particular model is chambered in nine millimeter and its accept a wide variety of interchangeable barrels, it’s got a 3 inch barrel, it weighs only 20 ounces and overall length is five inches.

It has a rebounding hammer, retracting firing pins, crossbolt safety, spring-loaded cammed lever for a tighter barrel to frame fit. This Texas Defender is finished in stainless steel with a satin polished finish.

All the feature of this gun is absolutely great.

Indeed, the equipment is solid and well-built. Suspect that it will be going strong for a long time. Sadly, in 2021, the digital experience around this product = zilch! Sad little application that needs a blue-tooth connection from the console to transfe.

I purchased this treadmill for my home. I wanted some thing that didn’t take up as much room as a standard treadmill. I also wanted a good quality one. This is a well-made and functional treadmill.

I’m very pleased with it. It’s not noisy. No issues.

The treadmill seems sturdy and reliable so far. No noise or problems. I like it. The one inconvenience I have is that it is super heavy. Moving it a few times a day (switching between standing and sitting) is cumbersome.

And that, unfortunately, makes me.

Like many of the reviewers stated, the cost of this was a bit off-putting but the quality seemed undeniable compared to other similar products on the market. I’ve learned that if I want quality, it unfortunately comes with a cost.

My occupation is that of an Aerospace Quality Auditor so I intuitively look for quality in everything I touch, see, and purchase. I am also a Wellness Coach so I am always looking for ways to increase NEAT and my overall metabolic rate so I was sold.

Just the cost alone of the other treadmills made me suspicious and the reviews were daunting. I don’t even like Amazon so that didn’t give me any confidence either. This machine is solid. The design is amazing, the smoothness of the belt is precise, and the connection between the control mechanism and my phone has been seamless.

This machine is incredibly heavy (see specs for weight) so my husband and I almost died taking it to my upstairs office. I’ll tell you what, I previously avoided my office like the plague if I didn’t have to work but now I am in my office for reading and doing small tasks just so I can get steps in.

I never have a problem completing tasks because I just adjust the speed or pause for a moment. I don’t care if anyone sees me bobbing during a meeting, actually they are envious and curious when I share what I am doing.

No home or professional office should be without a desk treadmill. we are killing ourselves sitting and obesity is at a staggering incline. Only one concern is that there are very sharp screws sticking from underneath the motor compartment.

We could have injured ourselves from those. Choose different screw lengths and types or different faster mechanisms. According to Apple Health my new calorie burn is 2. 5 times more than before the treadmill.

Having the treadmill makes me dread attending onsite activities that require me to sit all day. help. Make a treadmill that fits in back pack. maybe. lol.

Overall, I love the Unsit Treadmill desk which is solidly constructed, stable, and high quality. It’s been helping me with back pain from sitting and keeps me moving throughout the day. The wide and short shape is excellent for a work situation and I have no problem using the computer for email, Zoom calls, or typing while on the treadmill.

On the negative side, I do wish I could increase the speed a bit more as I have a long stride and am more comfortable at faster speeds. Also, if I were to take a brief break from work and want to get my heart rate up a bit, I wouldn’t mind speeding up for a short time.

The control box is a bit large and awkward and the wire is heavy, so if it’s not secured to the desk, it has a tendency to want to move or fall off the desk. Also, it would help if the units were marked by numbers so one could know if they are at speed 3 or 4 rather than simple dashes.

Nevertheless, this is a great machine and I wholeheartedly recommend it and would buy it again.

I’ll start by saying the treadmill, desk and stool are amazing, great quality, look just as shown in the pictures on the website and completely worth the price. The customer service both virtually (website interaction and emails) and on the phone couldn’t have been better.

Before, during and after delivery of the items the service team, including Brian Angel the CEO, was courteous, timely and helpful. Now the down side, when the desk arrived it did not come with instructions and you definitely need them because the set up isn’t as intuitive as one would think for 4 pieces.

Although I didn’t have the instructions, I received them 5 minutes after I emailed and asked for them. Desk Set Up Since I put the desk together and apart three times I’m now an expert. Put the desk together upside down.

Put the wood desk piece on the floor first and line up the two legs on the holes already drilled closest to the edge of the desk. I made the mistake of screwing the legs into the holes closer to the middle and then the desk didn’t fit around the treadmill -thus had to take apart again.

In order to be sure the legs line up with the pre made holes, unscrew the 4 screws and four nuts in the middle of the leg expansion. I didn’t realize you needed to do that to ensure everything lined up properly.

The legs easily slide and do line up once the width is expanded. Then remember to screw all of them back in! BUT, not before you put the small tray there to hold the wires the four screws are used to hold that fry in place.

So put the wires in before the tray!! Also put the desk adjuster on upside down. When everything is put together you might need a helping hand to flip the desk over and aligning the treadmill. Out of all the actual treadmills I was considering this really has a nice look, feel and I love its width and shorter length!!.

Due to the high price of this treadmill I held off on making the purchase for over two months. I spent that time trying to figure out how it would fit into my life and if it would actually deliver value.

Would I be able to use it while typing, pointing my cursor, clicking, etc? Would I be motivated to use it regularly to impact my health? Would it just become an expensive piece of equipment that gathers dust? Well I’m happy to report that I’ve been using the treadmill every day since the day it was delivered about three weeks ago.

It’s not because I’m especially motivated to use it, but because it was so easy to integrate into my life without thinking about it. Just like I used to sit down at my desk every morning, I now walk at my desk every morning.

But let’s start from the beginning, how was delivery? It was delivered in a large cardboard box strapped to a wooden pallet. This was initially overwhelming since it was so large and extremely heavy.

Requiring two people to move into the house. But once the unstrapping, unboxing, and moving was over with, I began to feel happier about the purchase. The standing desk was delivered in two shipments.

One contained the legs and was delivered about a week before the treadmill, the other contained the desktop and was delivered a few days after the treadmill. The desk’s legs are made from steel so they’re very heavy.

This theme of ‘heaviness’ was worrying, since I knew I’d be a challenge relocating the desk and treadmill if I moved or if I wanted to change it’s location in the house. But it became clear why these solid, heavy components were necessary.

It took a couple hours to assemble and set up the desk and treadmill. I turned it on, began walking, and noticed the treadmill belt was making jerking movements instead of moving smoothly. This caused me to lose my footing, so be careful of this when you first get on.

I read the manual (probably should have done that first. ) And noticed you can tighten the bolts at the end of the treadmill to fix the jerking belt problem. I tightened them, and the issue was fixed immediately.

Once I began using the treadmill with the standing desk, I was impressed by how sturdy everything was. I am a 250lb 6’0 male, when leaning on and off the desk there is hardly any shake at all. Even when the legs are extended to their highest setting.

And this solid build quality is evident in the treadmill also. There is no flexing, bouncing, or even shaking to the treadmill while walking. These qualities along with the Unsit’s wide walking area makes it feel extremely natural to walk on.

I don’t have to keep looking down at my feet and there’s no unnerving wiggle that other treadmills have. I can focus on my work and forget about my feet. But how difficult was it to get used to? Well, I set it to the highest speed possible which is 2 MPH.

So I had to adjust how I use my keyboard and mouse to accommodate for the sway of my body while walking. There will be mis-clicks due to a jumpy cursor and typing mistakes due to jumpy fingers, but these mistakes only occurred less and less as my hands became accustom to working while walking.

Now I can work for hours at a time without any struggles or frustrations due to the treadmill. I write scripts, edit videos, and do animation work with the same precision and speed I had before. My final thoughts are that this is the best desk treadmill money can buy.

And you get what you pay for. I’ve owned a $400 desk treadmill before but didn’t use it since it was too narrow, too flimsy, and too impractical. Now, I use my Unsit treadmill every day without even thinking about it.

I love that the app tracks my steps and although it could use some improvement, it’s nice that the functionality is there. I’m averaging 25,000-30,000 steps a day because of this treadmill and I’ve lost 5 pounds so far without even changing my diet.

So I’m excising, working my job, and preventing health issues from sitting all at the same time. This is a huge value-add to my life and I’m so glad I bought the Unsit after weeks of uncertainty.

I’ve been walking on my Unsit for about 4 weeks now, and I absolutely LOVE it. After purchasing, I came across some other brands which were much much cheaper, and I immediately felt a sick sense of “holy cow, did I overpay for my treadmill?” But as I dug into the reviews of that brand, I read about some… let’s just say, less-than optimal experiences.

That made me feel confident in my purchase, because mine has run so wonderfully from the day I set it up! Set up was actually quite easy. I’m young and spry. I’m not *super* fit, but I have no trouble lifting heavy things and getting on my knees with my head to the floor (this position was necessary as I worked to align the belt properly; a perfectly normal step in the set-up).

The box this thing comes in is AMAZING. You can flatten out the sides, and then there are wheels on the front of the tread and a handle at the back. Just flatten the box, lift up by the handle, and wheel it to where you want it to go.

Brilliant! It’s possible others who are not in my physical condition will need help setting it up, but I personally don’t think expert set up is needed for most. I was able to do it all by myself. It was really straightforward.

Just set aside some time to play with it until it’s working the way you want it to. 🙂 The tread itself is so pleasant to work on. I have no issues working while walking at 2 mph (the fastest speed).

It’s pretty quiet. I mean, obviously you can hear it, but it’s not distracting to me. I use it when on meetings sometimes, and it hasn’t been a problem. It’s obvious you’re walking (you’re bobbing, and the other person may hear faint footsteps), but no one has cared yet.

😛 I personally *prefer* to stay still during meetings (to avoid that added distraction) and walk while typing, which is opposite of what most people will say. Walking while I work definitely helps a restless person like me feel much more excited to stay at my desk all day, and kinda gives me an excuse to actually work when I’m supposed to (since I’m here, ya know?) My only con: the app leaves a little to be desired.

I love that I can keep an eye on how far I’m walking each day, because this helps me avoid walking too much. I tend to injure myself by doing too much activity. Please be careful about this when you get started.

I started immediately by walking 2 mph all day, going about 8 miles a day. This was a mistake. It’ll take your feet time to adjust to walking so much so regularly, even if you’re already an active person.

Start slower and for shorter periods of time. My running coach recommended 30 mins a day, moving up a few minutes every couple of days. That’s painfully slow to me, but I’m not the expert. 😛 This will help your body adjust and avoid foot pain from overuse.

Back to the app—you have to be sure to re-connect the app each time you turn on the tread (not hard, just flip a switch. It’s just annoying I have to do it manually each time. ) And you can’t really do anything useful with the data after the day is over.

Yes, it shows you generally your stats over the week/month, but I can’t go back and see yesterday’s data specifically (which is kinda annoying for a data nerd like me). It will sync my steps to Apple Health, but it doesn’t sync them to Apple Activity.

However, my overall calorie burn tracked by Apple Activity has been higher since I started using the tread. So I get the feeling that the watch is just tracking my elevated heart rate despite it’s lack of showing my steps, and I’ve decided that’s good enough for me.

All in all, this was a solid purchase that I’m extremely happy with. I’m giving it 5 stars despite the app thing, because the tread itself is top notch. 🙂 I just hope the company has the resources to update the app to be more useful to data nerds.

P. S. If you want to sit down, I recommend getting a yoga ball. It’s safe to use on the tread and much less expensive than a special stool (though I’m confident Unsit’s stool is probably excellent). This is what I use at my sit-stand desk, and it’s perfect.

It still encourages me to activate my core, so no matter whether I’m sitting, standing, or walking, I’m always encouraged to be healthier than slouching in a chair.