“I have had mine about a month and I’m delighted with it so far. As someone who does shift work and is probably at my most energetic at about 9pm, it has been great to be able to get in some cardio at times that suit me.
I don’t need to worry about the weather or whether I will be safe if I’m exercising early in the morning or late at night. The freedom feels great. I stick something on the TV or just scroll on my phone and don’t even notice the time go by.”
Assistant editor David O’Mahony, meanwhile, was converted to walking pads at a much earlier stage and has felt the long-term benefits.
“I got a walking pad toward the end of the lockdown and it is permanently under my standing desk in our home office,” he says over email, as he literally walks the walk and talks the talk.
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