I stumbled across Adria's blog title The Ergonomen this morning after doing a Google search on "walking while working".  I remembered a while back there being some hype on MSN about hooking up a computer to a treadmill and losing weight while working, and it made me wonder if it would help with RLS symptoms as well.

In theory it should help a lot, since walking provides temporary relief of RLS symptoms.  Unfortunately those symptoms return after a few minutes of resting, but with this contraption you'd be walking all day long.

I like the sounds of it, and Adria did a good job covering the story. 

Can you imagine dragging a treadmill into your cubicle at work though?... let alone convincing your boss to support the idea financially? 

Lol... I found a treadmill for $250 at a garage sale a few years ago, and I'd happily drag that into my cube if it would mean getting some relief from my RLS symptoms!  Unfortunately, my desk is way shorter than my treadmill, so I'd need to figure out a way to attach my flat panel monitor and I'm pretty sure the treadmill would not fit in this tiny cube of mine.

Still, it's worth thinking about.  Maybe some day I'll be able to work from home, where I could easily set up a "walking while working" desktop system and experience some relief from RLS during the day!