A friendly man named Mike from Fitness Depot in Ottawa arrived a few minutes ago with a LifeSpan 1200-DT5 treadmill desk for me to test walk, with the folks at Flaman Fitness in London, Ont., helping to set up the loaner. (Correct me if I’m wrong, all you Edmontonians out there, but I believe Flaman is the company with the fake dude dressed in appropriate seasonal outfits walking on a treadmill beside Highway 2 just south of the city.)

So far, working on the treadmill (i.e., this post) has been a blast. Still need to tinker with the lighting in my (new) basement workspace. But already, after just a few hundred metres, I forget that I’m walking and just type. More to come. Hopefully, much more.