[Fox318 @ Oct 19th 2007 11:12AM]

This looks awesome. But as someone who does work out I can't see this of use to me. When I work out I can barely do anything else. I tried once having a laptop on my treadmill and I just could not concentrate on running and reading/typing at the same time.

But maybe thats just me.

[Matt @ Oct 19th 2007 12:00PM]

It's just you.

Actually, you're not supposed to GO ALL OUT with this thing. You just walk at about 1 mile per hour -- an EXTREMELY slow amble. You can still concentrate on your work (or on Engadget, etc.) but by the end of the day you've walked 8 miles without even knowing it!

Even small movements add up when it comes to burning calories. This is an example of what's called Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis (or NEAT). You'll still burn around 100 calories per mile, no matter how slow you go.

An extra 800 calories burned per day adds up to over a pound a week! Doesn't sound like a lot until you realize that 1 pound a week for a year is over 50 pounds. Now that's impressive.

[LiQuiD_FuSioN @ Oct 19th 2007 12:19PM]

How long until one will get tired of walking/running and end up grabbing a chair to sit down in front of the darned computer? lol.

It reminds me of a piece of cheese at the end of a stick. If you're addicted to the computer and out of shape, they'll place you on one of these Walkstations. Better yet, they should rework the electronics, so that you have to actually *generate* the power to get the computer working!