UT Arlington research says treadmill workstation benefits employees, employers

Workers burn more calories in increasingly obese worldEmployees who use treadmill workstations not only receive physical benefits but also are more productive at work, according to a recently published study by researchers from The University of Texas at Arlington, the Mayo Clinic and the University of Minnesota. Darla Hamann, an assistant professor in the UT Arlington School of Urban and Public Affairs , and four colleagues wrote “Treadmill Workstations: The Effects of Walking while Working on Physical Activity and Work Performance”