A while ago I saw a news segment about companies that had changed their offices from traditional desks to something called treadmill desks. These treadmill desks were decked out just like a regular work desk, having desktop space on either side of the treadmill for paperwork, a computer in the middle and a headset for the phone.
The employees did all their work at these treadmill desks by walking at a very slow 1 mile an hour, which doesn't sound like a lot until you stop and think about it.... That means that by the end of a traditional work day these people could be walking up to 7 miles! Needless to say, the employees started dropping weight and loved the new treadmill desks.
So I thought to my lazy self when I saw this news segment, "Lazy self! You work on a computer most of the day, why not look into these treadmill desks so you can walk while you work and drop some pounds too?"
So I took my lazy self's advice and I looked up treadmill desks. And you know what I found? You'd have to be a lot richer than I am to buy one! These bad boys can be up to $4,000!
So then I retold my lazy self, "Lazy self! You already have a treadmill in your basement, why don't you find something that will let you use your laptop while you walk on it?"
So I took my lazy self's new advice and went Googling. And you know what I found?
This.
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| SurfShelf |
I was SUPER excited to find SurfShelf! An affordable way to use your laptop on any treadmill, elliptical, stationary bike, or pretty much whatever fitness machine you use (or, if you're like me, should be using)!
As soon as I discovered SurfShelf
Besides, it was a Christmas present to myself that I informed Lazy Dad he was now giving me.
The SurfShelf is a sturdy polycarbonate plastic that can hold up to 60 pounds and works with any laptop on the market! It even works with an iPad for all you iPad people out there!
Most people buy the SurfShelf for the entertainment factor. They can watch movies, catch up on TV shows, surf the web, etc. So Randy, the super nice creator of SurfShelf, also started a fun website called iN-Gym to house tons of stuff to entertain yourself with as you exercise!
But me? I bought mine so I could walk at a slow pace as I work like the people in that news segment I saw, and guess what? I'm walking over 2 miles a day! That's right people... I'm walking at about 1.5 miles per hour and logging over 2 miles a day as I check my email and do some of my work right on my treadmill, when before I was sitting that whole time. LOVE IT!
Plus, if you don't own exercise equipment at home, you can easily take it to the gym! It folds up and fits easily in a gym bag!
You can learn more about the SurfShelf on their website. You can also buy SurfShelf right there on their website or on Amazon. I've even put it in my Lazy Mom Amazon Store as a Top Pick since I'm digging it right now!
Randy at SurfShelf was so helpful and so nice, that he has generously agreed to give away one SurfShelf to a super awesome lazy mom!
To enter the giveaway, U.S. and Canadian residents can use the Rafflecopter form below. For those of you who haven't used Rafflecopter in a while, they have changed a few things to make it better, so if you get confused, just shoot me an email me and let me know! I'll help make sure you're entered to win, so no worries if you can't figure it out.
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Thank you to Randy at SurfShelf for sponsoring this blog post and giveaway. I was compensated for this post in exchange for my honest review of this product.
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What a marvelous idea. This is something i could definitely do. I could even use it while getting the kids ready for school in the morning! All I have to do is throw that badboy on my back and carry it up the stairs from the basement to the breakfast area. Thanks for the awesome idea, Stacey! Fingers crossed that I win....
ReplyDeleteI am so proud of you!!!
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That's super cool! Wish I could enter, but we don't have a treadmill. We don't even know anyone we could give it to! :( Congrats on walking while working! :)
ReplyDeleteWoo wee now I need to get a job that has one one them cool new fangled desks, getting paid while I get skinny I can do that!
ReplyDeleteWould love to win because this looks so useful!
ReplyDeletemummytotwoboys@yahoo.com
I have never heard of such a thing!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great idea! If I win, I'll have to get me a treadmill!
ReplyDeleteI would like to win because I think it would motivate me more to use my treadmill.
ReplyDeletesuebee05@gmail.com
What a great idea! I get so bored on the treadmill so I avoid it like the plague.
ReplyDeleteLove it!
ReplyDeleteI would love to win this Surfshelf for my husband...
ReplyDeleteMany thanks, Cindi
jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com
Awesome idea. Now I need to get to work clearing space for an elliptical.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great idea! I just started walking on my treadmill (again!) and love the idea of being able to check my email and stuff while I walk!
ReplyDeleteOoooh this would be such a huge help to me AND my husband!
ReplyDeleteI need to find a way to hook it up to my Wii Fit since I don't own a tradmill/exercycle/etc. I may have to buy one just to take advantage of this great idea. *watches thighs jiggle on the couch* Yep, I could use one.
ReplyDeleteAwesomeness...with winter coming...this is a must have - my outdoor morning hikes/walks are getting fewer and fewer due to the weather!
ReplyDeleteI had looked into those types of "desks" before too....definitely not in this mom's budget! I would love to be able to do computer stuff on the treadmill!!!!
ReplyDeletethis would be great, i have often thought something like this would make a workout go so much faster and easier AWESEOME
ReplyDeleteSTACEY DEMPSEY ON RAFFLECOPTER
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE this idea!!! I want one! ;)
ReplyDeleteI love this idea! If I don't win this I'm totally buying one so I don't have any excuse to sit on the couch while I'm doing stuff on the computer.
ReplyDeleteAwesome!! I can be entertained while working out!!
ReplyDeleteOkay, not only do I love that I can use on my treadmill at home, but also on the one at the Y!
ReplyDeleteI'd like to win this for my recumbent bike so I can distract myself during my workouts.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea!
ReplyDeleteWay cool!!
ReplyDeleteI liked surfshield and would love to win!!!
ReplyDeleteAh! What a great idea!! My arms get SO tired trying to hold my laptop and ride my bike. Thanks, Lazy Mom:)
ReplyDeleteReally cool idea! If I win, can you convince my employer to buy me a treadmill next? ;)
ReplyDeleteThis makes working out soo much more fun!!
ReplyDeletectymice at gmail dot com
This is like THE most BRILLIANT idea ever. I believe that this is on to something way awesome. I want to win so I can do what I know I am supposed to be doing while still doing all the work I have to do anyway!
ReplyDeleteLook at you go! Proud of you, glad one of us is getting some work out time in. ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm in the process of treadmill hunting, so I would love this to go with it.
ReplyDeleteThis is brilliant! I would love to win this! Thanks so much for the fantastic giveaway!
ReplyDeleteRenee Walters
Bored2quickly@hotmail.com
i'd love to win this because i use the treadmill around 4 times a week and like to watch tv while doing so, but the tv in that room doesn't have cable, so my choices are limited. with the surf shelf, i could watch shows on my laptop!
ReplyDeletestigay at comcast.net
I need one on my treadmill so that I can watch some good preachin'. Then maybe when I run for 10 minutes it won't feel like 70 hours.
ReplyDeleteCause of course then I would totally work out more.....
ReplyDeletebecause as we speak I'm balancing my laptop on my lap and its a pain!
ReplyDeleteFor all the time I spend sitting and on the computer, I'd LOVE to be up walking or even using my stationary bike! What a neat invention!
ReplyDeletesksweeps (at) earthlink (dot) net
I've been wanting something like this to exist for years. As much as possible, I try to work on my computer standing up while pacing in the spot with my feet. It would be great to have this product so I could be even more active while working
ReplyDeletecontactlillea at gmail dot com
I go on maternity leave in about a month and this would be awesome to have while I'm at home with my new little one! I'd love to win one but might have to buy one no matter what! :)
ReplyDeleteWe just got an elliptical and now I want this shelf so I can be more productive while burning calories!
ReplyDeleteI live with my daughter and we both use the treadmill, she just commented she wished she had something to set her books on to read while she walked. This is perfect.
ReplyDeletegourdsrmylife(at)yahoo(dot)com
I would love to win this. It would make working out on the treadmill so much easier and not seem as long.
ReplyDeletei would love to win because working out and using my ipad would help pass the time!
ReplyDeletejennifercausby at hotmail dot com
I'd LOVE to win this! As a busy homeschooling mom to 6, I sure could use a good way to multitask further!
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome product!!
ReplyDeleteLooks Awesome!
ReplyDeleteI would love to exercise and enter contests!!!! What a great idea!!
ReplyDeleteI would like to win this for my mom--she might get on her laptop more if she had this!
ReplyDeletei think it would give me more incentive to work out
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea. I would love this.
ReplyDeleteWould love to win because I would use this all the time!
ReplyDeleteI would love this so my workout doesn't get boring !!
ReplyDeletektgonyea at gmail.com
Karen Gonyea
Have gained weight since being unemployed and this would enable me to job hunt and exercise at the same time!
ReplyDeleteThis might just be exactly what I'm looking for! Thanks for the review, I'll definitely be looking into this product now!
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome! I usually have to drag my stationary bike to where I keep the laptop on the coffee table!
ReplyDeleteI'd like to win because it sounds like it would be motivating to use the treadmill!
ReplyDeleteThe Surfshelf would be great for my treadmill and exercise bike.
ReplyDeletejweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com
Because I love my Ipad and running on a treadmill. What a great idea!
ReplyDeletejason(at)allworldautomotive(dot)com
I seen this and started to wonder if I could type and walk on the treadmill at the same time lol I would love to try it!!
ReplyDeletethis would be great to help motivate me to exercise.
ReplyDeletemadamerkf at aol dot com
I want to win this because it would help pass time while riding my aerobics bike
ReplyDeletebrich22 at earthlink dot net
id love to win this for my hubby he would love it
ReplyDeleteI would love to win this.
ReplyDeleteA really great idea!
ReplyDeletetdlsfm(at)yahoo(dot)com
I'd like to win so I can do homework and work out at the same time. I try to get both done while the little one is asleep, but usually one suffers because I run out of time before he wakes up in the morning.
ReplyDeletemsurosey@yahoo.com
I would love to win this so I could use it on my treadmill at home and I sure would be more motivated to work out.
ReplyDeletecmarquez482(at)ymail(dot)com
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this wouls work great with the exercise equipment thanks!
ReplyDeletei would love to use this for my laptop when i am on my exercise bike thanks crystal l allen
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome product! I would love to give this to my sister in law, who spends a lot of time on the elliptical and treadmill. :)
ReplyDeleteI'd LOVE to win this so I can use it when I am working out on my treadmill, that stuff gets boring and I could do two things at once!
ReplyDeletejustine417@comcast.net
Don't you know how insanely boring working out can be? Doing the same thing, over and over - having a distraction with the utilization of the SurfShelf would motivate me to workout more.
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