Treadmill Desks Are More Comfortable and Enjoyable Than Sitting and Standing Desks While Desk Users Complete a Stressful Task

We conducted an RCT (N=157 adults) assessing psychological and physiological stress responding, enjoyment, comfort, concentration, and workload among adults using three workstation types (walking, standing, sitting). Treadmill users reported greater enjoyment vs. sitting (p=.02) and greater comfort vs. standing (p=.002), with no differences in stress responding, concentration or perceived safety.