I’ll be posting quite a bit about using my treadmill desk, and one thing I want to include is my desk treadmill progress as time goes on. This will help me track my progress with it, and it may also help anyone else who is using a desk treadmill perhaps to see if they are having similar or difference experiences.
From the beginning to last week
I really wish I had started this blog when I started using my treadmill desk. I’m sure I’ll have forgotten details about things, and I didn’t retain my data from the beginning, either.
I got the treadmill desk setup March 9th, 2015. At the time, I wasn’t exercising regularly, my weight was about 275 pounds (I’m 6’1″), not in the worst shape, but definitely not in good shape.
Basically, when I began using my treadmill desk, the pace was significantly slower than it is now. I began walking at about 1.8mph to 2.0mph depending upon how precise I needed to be with my mouse. For distance, I have to admit I let my enthusiasm for getting into better shape get the better of me. The first few days I was aroud 15,000 steps, but by the third day, enthusiasm took over, and I was walking 20,000 steps for awhile, then 31,600 step day, and from then on through the 28th, I was walking daily pretty much between 20-33K steps. It caught up with me big time. I plummeted to barely 15K steps for awhile, and that lasted another month or two, with some sporadic periods where I was hitting 20K sometimes. Finally, around the end of May, I guess I got my legs back, and I began pushing to average 20K steps again. And that’s where I am now.
Speed wise, I slowly moved the speed up to where now I can mouse pretty well at 2.7mph, and can walk at 3mph well with just typing.
My weight has seen a fairly steady decline in 5 or so months I’ve had it, and I’m down to about 255! I haven’t really conscientiously tried to eat better, either, so I’m pretty confident that the weight loss is due to the treadmill desk.
Last Week’s Numbers
So, how did I do last week? Pretty darn well! Following a week where I didn’t get nearly as many steps in because the treadmill was getting repaired due to a bad belt, so I couldn’t walk during the week, I bounced back to my old ways until the end of the week, due to a minor medical issue (I’m fine, don’t worry).
Monday – 28,237 steps, 13.6 miles
Tuesday – 21,306 steps, 10.3 miles
Wednesday – 22,652 Steps, 10.9 miles
Thursday – 15,597 steps, 7.5 miles
Friday – 9,886 steps, 4.8 miles
Saturday – 9,053 steps, 4.4 miles
Sunday – 5,935 steps, 2.9 miles
Total: 90,014 Steps, 54.4 miles
This week’s weight: 254.3 pounds.
I won’t have access to the treadmill for the next few weeks, so don’t expect one of these for awhile.