LifeSpan TR1200-DT5 Desktop Treadmill Review

LifeSpan TR1200-DT5 Desktop Treadmill Review

This treadmill desk from life fitness is ideal for getting you moving during the day while at work.  Using this treadmill is quite fun, it helps if you are working at home, or have a few of them in the office.  You might be a little self conscious working while walking on one of these.

What makes this treadmill so good is the eye on quality.  We have already mentioned the motor, the whole treadmill is mounted on a series of 6 shock absorbers so its comfortable even if you are wearing solid work shoes.

The other advantage of the shocks absorbers is that it makes the machine extremely quiet.  As you will be moving at relatively sedate speed you won’t be accompanied by a pounding of your feet on the deck.  This means that you can still skype or answer the phone while working (out).

Full features of the Lifespan TR1200-DT:

This is treadmill desk is  really easy to use.  The desk is not connected to the treadmill, rather it’s on the ground.  So the desk will remain static and not sway when walking.

At the front of the desk are all the treadmill controls.  Out of the way of your working surface, yet still very accessible. While the rear of the desk sports a convenient cable hole so you can route all your cables neatly down the back of the machine.

To set the desk at the best high for you, you may need two people.  Its not a hard job but two sets of hands will make the job much easier.

Speed:
The treadmill goes up to a brisk 4mph.   I can easily walk at this speed down the high street.  If you are actually working the desk you will probably find 4 mph is a little much!  2mph is a nice sedate speed that will ensure that you don’t break into sweat while working.

One small niggle is that you can only change the speed in 0.1mph increments.  So its 20 pushes to 2mph!

Dual Use:  

Of course there is no need to run it as a treadmill, if you want a break its is still better to work while standing rather than sitting.  If you have walked 5 miles in a day then maybe you have earned a little break.

How far can you go in a day?

If you have a goal of say 10,000 steps a day, then you should be able to achieve this in about 2.5 hours at 2mph.  The joy of this machine is that you are multi tasking, you hardly notice your legs moving while you work.

Other LifeSpan TR1200-DT5 Reviews

Lifespan have a solid reputation for high quality machines, and its no surprise that the TR1200-DT5 scores well.  It currently enjoys  241 user reviews giving an average rating of 4.4out of 5 on Amazon.

This machine is exceptionally quiet, well built and thoughtfully designed.  It comes totally assembled, simply slide it into place plug in and off you go.

• Large 46.5″ wide x 31″ deep worksurface with 16″ of adjustable height range to customize to user height
• Large 20″ x 56″ surface with 300 lb user weight
• Speed range .4 – 4 MPH
• Intelli-guard safety pause stops the treadmill when not in use. Intelli-step counts your steps and displays Step Count on the console
• Low step-up height at 5 inches. Four adjustable leveling feet on treadmill and desktop