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Home > Episodes > Episode Review > Review: Rebel Desk Crank-Up 1000 Desk and Rebel Treadmill 1000
Cali Lewis on GeekBeat Episode 835

Review: Rebel Desk Crank-Up 1000 Desk and Rebel Treadmill 1000

April 28, 2014 by giovanni

Keeping Moving at Your Desk

Remember the Rebel desk and treadmill I unboxed a while back? I’ve been using it during my work day and I’m loving it. It’s great for burning extra calories, beyond what can be accomplished with a standing desk.

Rebel Treadmill 1000

This desk is actually two pieces, a standing desk and the treadmill. The Rebel Treadmill 1000 ($649) is smaller than the ones you’ll find in the the gym. It fits right under the desk, and in fact, you could use it with whatever standing desk you want.

It’s pretty quiet, too. The biggest sound factor is likely to depend on how soft the soles of your shoes are. The controller provides you with information on speed time and distance, and it’s lightweight and easy to use.

A lot of people ask about how you can type while walking. You actually can! The treadmill has a speed range of .5 to 2 mph, and when you try it out, you see that typing is no problem. Finer detailed work like drawing will be more of an issue.

Committing to Standing

Sometimes you want to take a break from walking and even standing, and that is still a bit of a problem. You can have a chair or stool next to the treadmill, but then you need to move stuff around (either the treadmill or your computer). I’ve found one folding chair in the office I can balance on the treadmill side rails, but this isn’t ideal for a number of reasons. So you need to fit in your sitting time when you’re away from your desk, in meetings or at lunch.

The Rebel Desk Crank-Up 1000 Desk

The Rebel Desk Crank-Up 1000 Desk ($599) goes together easily and has two power outlets, and two USB ports for charging your mobile gear, and some good cable routing on the back. This is the glass top model, but there’s also a teak finish option. The desk is 48 inches wide and can hold 75 pounds of stuff.

If you’re trying to burn calories, a treadmill desk is a great option to make even more progress toward your fitness goals than a standing desk alone!

Filed Under: Episode Review, Reviews Tagged With: fitness, furniture, rebel desk, stand up desk, standing desk, treadmill

About giovanni

giovanni is an ad age, emmy, telly, & webby award-winning search engine optimization and social media strategist from texas who works with brands in entertainment, fashion, food & beverage, sports, and technology.

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Comments

  1. Jani Turunen says

    May 11, 2014 at 4:58 pm

    ok I could use also bike option too with the treadmill and i have actually plan for Standing desk with custom workstation what have chair build in and cycle so could get calories burn and or add treadmill to it like this Rebel Treadmill 1000 then it’s work out great.
    @cali rebel desk have chair for this too so it could work out as well

  2. Armen says

    April 29, 2014 at 9:37 pm

    People have been using these at work over the last several weeks. It seems reasonable…people text and walk, why not type?

  3. Chuck says

    April 28, 2014 at 6:48 pm

    Love the theme music! You should play it all the time while using the treadmill. That wouldn’t be annoying at all!

  4. Jacob says

    April 28, 2014 at 6:11 pm

    It would be nice if they had some type of bracket that you could use with the treadmill to also have a chair. Overall I like the idea of walking while you work…

  5. Bruce says

    April 28, 2014 at 6:06 pm

    I feel exhausted just watching this, but at the same time I know I need to get in shape. I am taking 1 mile walks outside, that will increase over time, but I guess I should do more!!! “B”

    • Ron Albury says

      April 28, 2014 at 8:39 pm

      Great treadmill theme music, so happy it wasn’t “In a Boat”!

      • Benjamin J. Roethig says

        April 29, 2014 at 8:21 am

        @cali would never do I’m in a boat… that’s John’s noise.

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