What Size Are Treadmill Desks? Plus What Ones To Avoid!

When choosing a treadmill desk, many people neglect to consider what size are treadmill desks? Furthermore, people don’t often know what to look for in terms of size. Not only have you to consider the amount of area you have, but you also need to consider the space available on the treadmill desk itself!

Plus, choosing an under desk treadmill that properly fits with your existing standing desk isn’t just something that can be taken for granted.

This article will show you exactly how to choose the perfectly sized under treadmill desk for your home or office.

By reading on, you’ll have the answer in a matter of seconds to help you find out what to look for when choosing a treadmill to suit your environment, height and personal needs.

The last thing you want is a treadmill that doesn’t suit your storage space, desk size or your height.

Having to purchase or return a product that’s too large or too small is not only an arduous task, but it is also costly, and utterly waste your time.

Instead, read on to pick the treadmill desk right first time around with this article.

If you had the chance to save yourself time, money and effort jumping from website to website to locate the size of treadmill desk to suit you, would you take it?

Well fortunately for you, in this very post, you can skip all that trouble and instead check out these treadmill desk size comparison tables which demonstrate:

• Dimensions for each type of treadmill desk
• The average size of some of the most popular types of treadmill desks
• Smallest and largest desk treadmills available today
• Best under desk treadmills for taller people

Plus, get your hands on free expert tips which you won’t find anywhere else.

Before you read on, hazard a guess at how much bigger the smallest and largest under treadmill desks vary in size!

Did you know? The average person spends 13 hours in a sitting position during the day. Using an active workstation can reduce this inactivity by promoting simple healthy posture changes. Source

What size are treadmill desks?

The area requirements in a room for a desk exercise treadmill varies from 177 – 980.20 in2. This equates to an average footprint of 376.16 in2. The length of treadmill desks ranges from 37.87 – 78 inches. Under desk treadmills have width ranges from 20.3 – 39 inches while the height of a treadmill desk can be between 3 – 20 inches. The difference in area between the smallest and largest desk treadmill equates to 803.20 in2.

The below table includes the length, width and height of desk exercise treadmill desks along with the area consumed in order of smallest to largest treadmill desks.

Name	Length (Inches)	Width (Inches)	Height (Inches)	Area (Square Inches)
KEEP FUN Treadmill	59	24	3	177
Treadly 2 Basic	55	25	3.8	209
Goplus 2 in 1 Folding Treadmill	49	27	5	245
Citysport Treadmill	52.76	23.23	4.92	259.58
LSRZSPORT 2 in 1 Foldable Treadmill	56.2	26.6	4.7	264.14
LIVSPO 2 in 1 Under Desk Treadmill	50	24.01	5.3	265
WALKINGPAD C2 Folding Treadmill	56.8	20.3	4.9	278.32
Goyouth 2 in 1 Electric Treadmill	50.59	22.44	5.51	278.75
UREVO 2 in 1 Under Desk Treadmill	54.7	26.4	5.1	278.97
WalkingPad A1 Pro	56.5	21.5	5	282.5
Egofit Walker Pro Small Electric Treadmill	37.87	21.46	7.48	283.27
GoPlus Walking Treadmill	51.5	23.5	6	309
Walkstation Slim Flat Treadmill SF-T7945	50	21.5	6.5	325
Sunny treadpad slim under desk 20740 treadmill	58.1	25	5.6	325.36
UMAY Portable Treadmill foldable	56.69	27.17	6.71	380.39
RHYTHM FUN Treadmill	63	28	7	441
Unsit™ Treadmill Desk	58	39	8.9	516.2
LifeSpan TR1200-DT3	78	34	7.25	565.5
Rebel Treadmill 1000	66	28	9	594
iMovR ThermoTread GT Office Treadmill Base	67.5	28.35	9.5	641.25
Sunny Health & Fitness SF-T1407M Foldable	49.01	22.95	20	980.2

What size are compact under treadmill desks?

Compact under treadmill desks have the second lowest footprint consumption; on average, they require 262.71 in2 space. This is only slightly larger than an electric treadmill desk with a difference of 0.22 in2. However, there are some noteworthy size facts to pay attention to when you get to the electric treadmill desks section.

The margin of difference between the smallest and largest desk treadmill equates to 376.16 in2.

Long story short, if space is at a premium, an under treadmill desks may be the way to go.

Tip: Under treadmill desks tend to be one of the cheapest types of treadmill desks available.

What size are compact under desk treadmills?

Compact treadmill desks are the smallest type of treadmill desk and consume an average space of 256.50 in2. There is a small 106.27 in2 difference between the largest and smallest treadmill desk.

There is a 46.78% difference in footprint between the small compact under treadmill desks and the largest compact treadmill desks.

Therefore, if space is at a premium, you can save almost 47% space merely by choosing a compact treadmill desk.

The KEEP FUN Treadmill is the most compact treadmill and consumes the lowest footprint compared to all the other items on the list.

Name	Type of treadmill desk	Length (Inches)	Width (Inches)	Height (Inches)	Area (Square Inches)
KEEP FUN Treadmill	Electric under desk treadmill	59	24	3	177
Treadly 2 Basic	Electric under desk treadmill	55	25	3.8	209
Goplus 2 in 1 Folding Treadmill	Electric under desk treadmill	49	27	5	245
Citysport Treadmill	Electric under desk treadmill	52.76	23.23	4.92	259.58
LSRZSPORT 2 in 1 Foldable Treadmill	Electric under desk treadmill	56.2	26.6	4.7	264.14
LIVSPO 2 in 1 Under Desk Treadmill	Electric under desk treadmill	50	24.01	5.3	265
WALKINGPAD C2 Folding Treadmill	Electric under desk treadmill	56.8	20.3	4.9	278.32
Goyouth 2 in 1 Electric Treadmill	Electric under desk treadmill	50.59	22.44	5.51	278.75
UREVO 2 in 1 Under Desk Treadmill	Electric under desk treadmill	54.7	26.4	5.1	278.97
WalkingPad A1 Pro	Electric under desk treadmill	56.5	21.5	5	282.5
Egofit Walker Pro Small Electric Treadmill	Electric under desk treadmill	37.87	21.46	7.48	283.27

Tip: Treadmill desks allow you to also stand at a sit-stand desk. If this is a posture that you might alternate between, verify that you have sufficient clearance in the area you will be standing in.

What size are large treadmill desks?

Large treadmill desks consume an average space of 262.49 in2, making them only slightly smaller than under treadmill desks. Based on this, they are on average the smallest type of treadmill desk on average when compared with the other products on this report.

The size margin between the smallest and largest under desk treadmill on this list differs a whopping 671.20 in2. That equates to a 104.13% increase in footprint consumption.

Name	Type of treadmill desk	Length (Inches)	Width (Inches)	Height (Inches)	Area (Square Inches)
GoPlus Walking Treadmill	Electric under desk treadmill	51.5	23.5	6	309
Walkstation Slim Flat Treadmill SF-T7945	Electric under desk treadmill	50	21.5	6.5	325
Sunny treadpad slim under desk 20740 treadmill	Electric under desk treadmill	58.1	25	5.6	325.36
UMAY Portable Treadmill foldable	Electric under desk treadmill	56.69	27.17	6.71	380.39
RHYTHM FUN Treadmill	Electric under desk treadmill	63	28	7	441
Unsit™ Treadmill Desk	Electric treadmill workstation	58	39	8.9	516.2
LifeSpan TR1200-DT3	Electric treadmill workstation	78	34	7.25	565.5
Rebel Treadmill 1000	Electric under desk treadmill	66	28	9	594
iMovR ThermoTread GT Office Treadmill Base	Electric under desk treadmill	67.5	28.35	9.5	641.25
Sunny Health & Fitness SF-T1407M Foldable	Electric under desk treadmill	49.01	22.95	20	980.2

Tip: Check out the 11 Benefits Of Running On A Treadmill!

What treadmill desks are best for taller people?

When choosing an under desk treadmill, a longer belt will be most suitable for taller people and runners. The below list demonstrates the various lengths of treadmills sorted in order from shortest to longest treadmills.

Name	Length (Inches)	Width (Inches)	Height (Inches)	Area (Square Inches)
Egofit Walker Pro Small Electric Treadmill	37.87	21.46	7.48	283.27
Goplus 2 in 1 Folding Treadmill	49	27	5	245
Sunny Health & Fitness SF-T1407M Foldable	49.01	22.95	20	980.2
LIVSPO 2 in 1 Under Desk Treadmill	50	24.01	5.3	265
Walkstation Slim Flat Treadmill SF-T7945	50	21.5	6.5	325
Goyouth 2 in 1 Electric Treadmill	50.59	22.44	5.51	278.75
GoPlus Walking Treadmill	51.5	23.5	6	309
Citysport Treadmill	52.76	23.23	4.92	259.58
UREVO 2 in 1 Under Desk Treadmill	54.7	26.4	5.1	278.97
Treadly 2 Basic	55	25	3.8	209
LSRZSPORT 2 in 1 Foldable Treadmill	56.2	26.6	4.7	264.14
WalkingPad A1 Pro	56.5	21.5	5	282.5
UMAY Portable Treadmill foldable	56.69	27.17	6.71	380.39
WALKINGPAD C2 Folding Treadmill	56.8	20.3	4.9	278.32
Unsit™ Treadmill Desk	58	39	8.9	516.2
Sunny treadpad slim under desk 20740 treadmill	58.1	25	5.6	325.36
KEEP FUN Treadmill	59	24	3	177
RHYTHM FUN Treadmill	63	28	7	441
Rebel Treadmill 1000	66	28	9	594
iMovR ThermoTread GT Office Treadmill Base	67.5	28.35	9.5	641.25
LifeSpan TR1200-DT3	78	34	7.25	565.5

The average length of a running belt is 55.29 inches. Running treadmill belts range from 37.87 – 78 inches in length which means that there should be a desk treadmill available to suit practically all heights and stride lengths.  

Taller people and people that intend to use the treadmill for running fast tend to have larger strides. Consequently, the length of the running belt will need to be longer to comfortably accommodate your stride.

If you are extremely clued in or you’re willing to measure your stride length, you can more accurately determine how long at running belt needs to be to accommodate you.

Most people don’t know what their average stride length is, so if you are around 5’10” or more in height or you intend to run fast on the treadmill desk, opt for a running belt that is longer than 60 inches.

But bear in mind that you probably won’t be able to run very fast as most under desk treadmills don’t go much faster than 8 mph.

Long story short, if you have the space for a longer walking treadmill and can afford it, you’re better off buying a desk treadmill with a longer belt.

Best under desk treadmills for taller people

Below are the top 5 treadmills with the longest running belts:

Name	Length (Inches)
KEEP FUN Treadmill	59
RHYTHM FUN Treadmill	63
Rebel Treadmill 1000	66
iMovR ThermoTread GT Office Treadmill Base	67.5
LifeSpan TR1200-DT3	78

From the above list, you can see that the LifeSpan TR1200-DT3 measures 78 inches in length, making it the longest under desk treadmill on the list.

However, any of these treadmills would be a good choice for people looking for a long running belt.

Does the size of a treadmill desk matter?

The dimensions of a desk treadmill will be important considerations, especially in determining:

A larger treadmill desk is more advantageous:

• If you have ample space for an under treadmill desk
• If you are greater than 5’10” in height
• If you have a longer stride or intend to run on the under desk treadmill
• If multiple users of varying heights plan to use the under desk treadmill
• If you feel more comfortable on a wider or longer running belt
• Amount of space required in your room to fit the treadmill desk
• Amount of space available for walking or running
• If the treadmill desk is suitable for your desk height
• The stability of the desk treadmill

A compact treadmill desk is more advantageous:

• If you have limited clearance to fit a treadmill at your standing desk
• If storage space is at a premium
• If the treadmill desk needs to be portable
• To minimize the overall weight of the treadmill desk
• To reduce the cost of the treadmill desk – smaller treadmills tend to cost less
• To minimize shipping costs of the treadmill desk

Does height range of the standing desk matter?

The height range of the standing desk and the height of the under desk treadmill are 2 important factors to consider, particularly for taller users or if you are purchasing a standing desk and under desk treadmill separately.

If you are a taller user over 5’9” or someone who is working from a standing desk that is at the highest height level or very close to the highest setting, you’ll need to closely consider the height of the under desk treadmill.

Under desk treadmills range from 3 – 9.5 inches in height. Therefore, when you stand on the treadmill, you will be at a taller level.

Consequently, you will probably need to increase the height of the standing desk by the same height as the treadmill to be ergonomically positioned at your sit-stand desk.

This can pose an issue if the type of standing desk you own has a low range of height, or you are using it at the highest level already.

In such scenarios, a treadmill with a low height will be the best option.

If you already own a height-adjustable desk and want to introduce a walking desk underneath, below are some important steps that you can follow to determine if the setup will work:

Find out what height you’re currently using the standing desk at and how many more inches the standing desk can be raised.

Find an under desk treadmill with a height no larger than the height range you have left on your standing desk.

Let’s take an example. Say the standing desk has a height range of 47” and I’m using it at 42”, that indicates that I can increase the height by 5 inches. I then need to source a treadmill with a height no greater than 5” (and even less if I can).

I’ll also need to ensure that the width of the treadmill offers at least 1 inch of clearance on either side to slot comfortably under my existing standing desk.

Furthermore, belt length will also be a consideration.

This scenario is taking for granted that you have the standing desk and office set at an ergonomic height and it’s not too low or too high for your posture.

Alternatively, you could opt for a treadmill desk workstation and the manufacturer can determine if the setup will suit your height.

Can I increase the height range of my standing desk?

If the height range of your standing desk isn’t adequate to accommodate you at an under desk treadmill, there are some innovative and creative ways that you can increase the height of a standing desk.

The first option is to check for frame height upgrades with the manufacturer
to see if they can change out the desk legs for a frame with a greater height range. The Uplift V2 standing desk and the Varidesk electric standing desk are examples which can achieve this.

There are also some DIY methods that can be employed.

You could raise the height of your monitors and opt for a keyboard attachment which would enable you to use the sit-stand desk but positioning your equipment at a taller height.

Although they may not be the prettiest or safest option, I have seen a video where someone put their standing desk up on wooden stilts.

Personally, I wouldn’t be a fan of this option as I could see instability being an issue, but I just found it interesting to see what people come up with! Would you be a fan of this?

What length running belt do I need?

The requirements for belt lengths and widths differ between walkers, runners and taller users. The length and width of the running belt will significantly influence how comfortable you feel while walking or running on the desk treadmill.

The below table highlights the recommended belt length and belt width that best suit walkers, taller users and runners.

User	Recommended treadmill belt length	Recommended treadmill belt width
Walkers	50 inches	20 inches
Walker greater than 5’10” or runners	55 inches	22 inches
Runners greater than 5’10”	60 inches	22 inches

If treadmill desk size isn’t a primary concern for you, then the price of treadmill desks will almost certainly be a factor. Nobody wants to be ripped off after all!

Generally, the factors that affect most people when successfully choosing the ultimate treadmill desk include the:

1. Cost
2. Intended purpose
3. Size
4. Speed
5. Storage
6. If you can run on the treadmill desk

That said, the other factors provided above are also of paramount concern in choosing a suitable treadmill that won’t leave you suffering and in discomfort.

Remember, if after the research phase or after trialing out a treadmill desk, you find the change daunting or don’t like the idea of a treadmill desk, there are alternatives to enable an active workspace. I’ll list my favorite active workstations at the end of this post.

So now you have some options for not only standing but also walking at your desk, you’ll also need periods where you rest your legs by sitting down.

If I didn’t already own a chair and I was in the process of buying one, I’d be recommending this reliable multi-functional office chairs. Not least because it comes with a lifetime guarantee!

Thankfully nowadays, there is much more adjustability being built into chairs and they are much better at accommodating our heights and posture. Plus, they are designed for all-day use.

Tip: You should allow approximately 8 inches of clearance behind the under desk treadmill and 3 inches of clearance either side of the treadmill desk.

Conclusion

This article truly highlights just how much difference there is in the dimensions between different treadmill desks. It also emphasizes the difference in area consumption based on the treadmill desk.

We now know after reading this article that under treadmill desks can vary as much as a whopping 138.82% in footprint consumption.

Not only do you need to consider the space available in the room that the treadmill will be in, you also need to ensure there’s adequate space for the treadmill to fit under the standing desk.

Finally, you need to ensure there’s sufficient space on the running belt to accommodate your stride while also feeling comfortable and not cramped.

If you are tight on space or want a light and easy to carry treadmill, then paying attention to the treadmill desk dimensions should be a key deciding factor for you.

If space allows, then you can choose literally any size treadmill desk that you like. However, for compact homes or office with limited storage, compact under treadmill desks are certainly the best option.

Either way, there’s no harm trying one out in a store or buying one online, provided it has a good return policy (and most businesses do give at least 30 days to return!).

Remember, many of these can be used for running too, and here are some of the top 11 Benefits Of Running On A Treadmill

I have been enthusiastically researching numerous ways to incorporate motion into my fairly static desk work and get me out of my chair.

The below items are what I’ve looked into so far in order of preference:

1. Standing desk converters
2. Ergonomic chairs
3. Standing desks
4. Desk bike
5. Kneeling chairs
6. Standing desk chairs
7. Anti-fatigue mats
8. Balance boards

My personal favorite products so far are the:

1. Sunny Portable Stand Up Treadmill
2. Sunny Health & Fitness SF-T1407M (high quality, compact, low-cost treadmill)
3. Ergotron WorkFit-LX
4. CoolMesh Pro Multi-Function Chair

My aim with this website is to help you on all matters related to your home office and your work area. With that in mind, if you have any questions or comments on the above, please drop them in the box below. I’d love to hear them!