Companies Slip Workouts Into Work

More and more companies are installing indoor walking tracks, stairwell programs, and treadmills in their offices in an effort to find clever and relatively inexpensive ways to get people moving without cutting into busy workdays or needing to join a corporate gym. The director of well-being and innovation at health insurer Humana Inc., Brent Densford, says, "The important thing is to increase activity on a day-to-day basis." Humana has invested in walkstations that combine a work station with a treadmill, so you can use a laptop and get exercise at the same time. The Walkstation by Steelcase, pictured above, is a combination desk-treadmill that goes up to 2 miles per hour.

The Wall Street Journal, 6/18/2012