How fast do you typically walk?

[WannaBeSkinny]

I'm walking on average between 2.0 and 2.2 mph. My treadmill is old and has a slider for the speed so it's hard to get exact.

I'm curious as to how fast others are walking and what you typically do while walking. I am a programmer so I'm working on some programming projects; i.e. lots of typing. I also check all my social networking and other such time wasters.

I think if I bump it up, I'll have troubles with the mouse from my body moving too much. I'm 5'2" so my legs are pretty short.

[bdrhoa]

I usually do 1 MPH. I used to slow it down a bit when I was on the phone, but I've found I don't need to anymore. At least I feel like I'm winded when I talk and walk anymore.

I've been thinking about trying to bump it up a bit, but I don't want to get too hot. Guess I'll bump it up for the rest of the day and see how it goes. I'll try to remember to report back.

[rick]

When typing I usually walk .9 mph. Going a little slower makes it easier to read and type with fewer errors. Also, I don't get as hot.

When watching DVD's I like to go 2.0 to 2.3 mph.

If I want to go fast, I go mountain biking or biking with my dog.

[Kelly]

2.0 for typing/working/webwork.
2.5-3.0 watching movies or reading or listening in while muted on teleconferences - anything without hand coordination.

No incline b/c it kills my shins.

Bought a standing fan to keep from getting too hot.

[Scamp]

I've settled in at 1.2mph

Besides being a good speed, I'm just geeky enough to like the way the math works out.

For me, 1.2 mph works out to 1 step per second.

[bdrhoa]

@Scamp LOL!

1.5 seems to be working OK for me. If I get beyond that the treadmill gets too loud. Now I just wish I could set my treadmill to 1) start automaticly at 1.5 instead of 1.0 and 2) turn on by itself, once I step on the track.

[splashy]

I pretty much go at 1 mph all day, up to at least 5 miles distance. Any faster and I can't type (I'm not very good at it).

When doing graphic work, or a lot of copying and pasting I have to stop completely.

Oh, and I don't use a mouse. I have a Wacom tablet to prevent carpal tunnel. It's much more precise and easier to use.

[shonofear]

Hey,
I am also in the Visual Artist area for work and only use a Wacom Tablet.
I have yet to experiment and see if it can even be done walking for the work that I do,
which includes pixel precise cutting people/things out of footage to make
mattes to give to the Compositors (I'm currently a Rotoscoper).
I think thats the reason I want to move more now cause ive been dead still for ages while working.
This makes it hard for my career but hoping I can work something out.
Other options I was thinking was maybe a Stepper machine or even an recumbent mini portable bike
to fit under the desk....

[shonofear]

EDIT (little late)
i guess i could use a EXTRA LARGE display to help with those pixel precise moments using a
lower resolution so everything is extra large.....???? maybe

[David Castro]

After some experimentation, I found that 2.3 is perfect for me (5'8" with a stride much longer than my 5'1" wife's). It keeps the bobbing up and down to a minimum, and allows me to type quickly. I, too, am a programmer (at least, while I'm doing treadmill work), and have found that the only thing that is difficult to pull off is cropping graphics, which requires a bit of hand-eye-no-bobbing-up-and-down coordination. To get around the problem, I just bump up the magnification a few levels to accommodate the bit of mouse movement).

[Averial]

2.0 seems to work the best for me. I can do almost everything at that speed and it doesn't hurt near as much as going 1.0 did. the work surface for my keyboard and mouse has a slight incline to it and my husband was working on a way to make it flat, but I also just realized that an incline of 3 makes everything even out and so far seems to work out very nicely. Some times if I'm not on the phone or replying to e-mails and just monitoring a job that I have running on a remote PC; I like to kick the speed up to around 4.0 or 5.0. It feels nice to run for a little bit and then kick it back down for regular work. I was actually quite pleased to see that I went 10 miles yesterday and again today.

[WannaBeSkinny]

Yes, I can't do any graphic work while on here. And if I go faster than 2.5 or so, I start to be unable to click and drag well. Always missing the target. I'm 5'2"

[WannaBeSkinny]

I have worked my way up. I can now do about 2.5. I am doing 2.6 right now and have been walking for almost 50 minutes.