UREVO Under Desk Treadmill for Office Under Desk, Walking Pad 2 in 1 for Home/Office, Portable Walking Pad Treadmill with Remote Control, LED Display

I've had my walking for three months now, and have gotten into a semi-steady routine of use. I love it, and do recommend it to others, but I did a ton of research by reading blogs about how people use them, reading reviews, and talking to a handful of walking desk owners I know. While I do highly recommend it, there are some things you need to know for injury prevention when you start out, so that is why I'm sharing this lengthy review: here's everything that matters that I learned in my research and during the first three months of use.TL;DR:Recommendations:1. Wear sneakers2. Start short durations and slow paces,3. Pay attention to daily distance and start short!4. Add speed and incline once you have a sense of where you are physically and after you're comfortable5. Be sure to recover appropriately with some stretching--------------------------------NOTE ON MEI'm 38, I have an active dog that I walk 3-4x/day, I have had an intense fitness routine, though I had to cut a costly gym membership a year ago, so less so now. I am able bodied, a touch overweight, but still very strong. I have an old ankle injury, which seems to be helped by staying active, but also requires tending to make sure I don't strain it or develop imbalances in my stride.MOTIVATION FOR PURCHASEI got this walking pad because 1. I knew I wouldn’t run, but 2. I did want the option to have it be my “workout” and I like walking on incline for that because it gets your heart rate up even at low speeds. And 3. I can’t buy things in my tiny apartment that only have one function (whether the multi function makes sense or not). I decided to take the leap after I had to ditch a costly gym membership, and it became clear that I needed a more passive movement option in my day to stay active that wasn't just a lengthy workout. I also WFH full time and struggle with structuring my time and focus, and I have read a lot about how desk movement tools can help mix up your day more and gamify work in a new way. Passive movement is a very healthy & effective way to stay active as we age!STORAGEThis walking pad stands up on end, which I find very easy to deal with, but it does make setting it up stupid complicated because my space is so small, so lately I alternate between sitting in my kitchen and walking or standing at my standing desk… and for the time being my desk chair inconveniently lives in the next room until I can bring myself to accept that it’s usefulness has ended. If you have a bigger space, you'll likely find this very space efficient and easy to use. Note, if you need to stand it up on end, you have to return it to 0 incline to make sure the wheel work as designed.USING INCLINEIn reality on incline - it’s hard to work, at least at my current level of experience/training (partially just bc of the angle of your body, it’s not great to be leaning forward on incline) and impossible to talk, and you’re likely to sweat, so I did use it a lot at first but now I’m most often on flats. I hope that as the year continues I can use the incline more in the future, but it is definitely limited to more passive tasks like reading or watching a webinar.STARTING OUT & NOTE ON RECOVERYIf you’ve been sitting all day, start in small increments. It’s a lot harder on your body than I could tell at first (every blog about getting one says this, but I thought the amount I walk with the dog had prepared me. Pre-walking pad, I typically walk 7-8k steps per day without any effort, and have in the recent past gotten as much as 11-12k when I was more heavily in the practice of a daily dedicated workout). I started out trying to do an hour at a time and 3 miles per day, but now I try to do one mile per day, and I go for fixed amounts of time instead of distance (with the exception of occasional rage walking to work out stress). Because of my setup, it has led to me standing more throughout the day - this feels like a win - but even standing has been something I had to build up durations slowly over time. My low back tends to be where I feel it most, and also just my legs - so I often need to stretch the morning after a successful walking day (I still don’t succeed every day). Don’t skimp on a recovery routine. It is a workout even if it feels like a weirdly chill one.There is an adjustment period - I got motion sick on day one. It took like 3-4 days just to get used to it, particularly using my arms while walking. I recommend getting used to it on the flat, and going superrrrrr slow - as slow as you can tolerate going. I also recommend going slow while you figure out what types of tasks work best for walking for you. Then, spend a day or two tinkering with walking at different speeds, and figuring out appropriate speeds for specific tasks.COMPS & PRICE COMPARISONThere are others that fold, and some shorter ones, but I would not want a shorter one because it’s already noticeable that I hit the length of the stride sometimes - and this is also because of being at the desk- sometimes you’re walking on the front of the tread, and sometimes you’re walking standing more upright (like while reading or watching a webinar) and you’ll be more centered/ or towards the back of the stride. Also I’m tall.The foldy ones had mixed reviews + I suspected would give it a shorter lifespan, and I wasn’t sure the step of folding it even made a ton of sense for me.I landed on this one because the brand has rave reviews for all, the one they make without incline is cheaper - like $100 cheaper, so you should consider a few other options just for price if you don’t care about incline. There are good prime day deals on other brands, but the top reviewed ones don’t seem to go on sale.DURATIONS/DISTANCESNormal people seemed to say 10-15 minute increments of walking were the right starting amount, but yes there is the occasional weirdo who walks for 6 hours a day like the movie tech bros. I found that starting out walking for a slow 1.2 pace for 20-25 minutes was definitely doable right away. If I'm stressed and doing something that isn't typing intensive and ideally more tasky & not requiring intense thinking, I can walk at a 2.2 for 2 miles now after 3 months without an issue. I do definitely need to stretch after, and I still notice it in my low back. It is noticeably more taxing on my body than walking the dog (duh, it's much faster), and I still time-cap myself for walking at 9% incline at length, because walking is easy enough that I'll think it's fine, but the next day I'll be more sore than expected.PAIRING A DESK & ROUTINE USEI like to have a fan on me when I'm walking, it helps to avoid working up a sweat, and just like on a spin bike, the air movement helps to create the illusion of physical progress, which is a nice motivator.I had an Ikea standing desk already, but just wanted to add that this pad adds a few inches to your standing height, so if you're purchasing a standing desk with it, consider that addition - plus the possible height at incline - when you think about the height of your desk & screen.Hope this helps to save you some time and prevent injury!!! Good luck!

The media could not be loaded. I wanted a walking pad because I work from home and have a hamstring injury that feels better walking vs sitting. I work out every day, so I’m in shape/not overweight, but when I had surgery and couldn’t go to the gym, I needed a way to get my steps in without working up a sweat, so I bought this.So far, it’s been awesome. I first had it in front of the TV, then when I returned to work, I moved it under my standing desk. I’ve used it every day for aweek to walk 2 non-consecutive miles at a 1.8-2.0 mph pace, sometimes with a 1% incline, so I’m evaluating it only for those conditions.Here’s my thoughts on pros and cons:- Super easy to assemble, like everyone says. Unpack, plug it in. Biggest issue I had was installing the battery in the remote, it just didn’t wanna go so I had to use a little force.- I have had no problems with the flimsy remote as others have. I keep it on my desk, point it at the upper left corner of the treadmill, and all good.- Definitely glad I got the pad with the widest possible tread. I need all 17 inches when I’m walking and working. Balance is only bad if you don’t occasionally “look at where you’re going” so if I veer off course, I just grab onto my desk. Also definitely glad I didn’t get a handrail - based on rec from a friend to avoid - bc it would be in the way. (When I use this in front of the TV, I use a PVC pipe as a walking assist so I don’t have to always look where I’m going.)- I use it on a hardwood floor in an office with no sound absorption, so it is noisier than I would like. I attached a video with it off then going then stopping so you can evaluate for yourself. But for sure, I can’t use if I’m on a call and not able to mute.- The pad has NO cushioning compared to a professional treadmill. Be warned! I wasn’t expecting much at this price point but I have problem feet so I do need to make sure my shoes and socks have sufficient padding so I don’t create a knee or back problem to save my hamstring. Of course, it is better than walking on cement or sand so there’s that.- Huge bonus for having wheels and being easy to move out and in from under my desk. Maneuverability and prep work are huge goal breakers for me, so as long as I “come to the office” in my walking clothes, working the pad into my routine is not a problem.Bottom line if you’re using this while actually working, there’s gonna be a learning curve. It takes a bit of hand/eye coordination to use a keyboard, mouse and stare at giant computer screens while walking. But with consistent and dedicated use, you can get there. I’ve already improved in just a few days. Very excited about this walking pad and improving my health. Highly recommend!