I used a walking pad to walk 10,000 steps a day for a month — here’s what happened

It's been a long, rainy January and many people are turning to walking pads to keep their step count up. These can have many health benefits, as Denise O’Donoghue found out when she invested in a walking pad for her home office

Denise O’Donoghue multitasks by catching up on work emails while exercising on her walking pad. Picture: Chani Anderson

I knew I was part of a growing phenomenon when the delivery driver knocked and announced this was the third one he had delivered so far that day and was averaging three or four drop-offs of the same large box daily around Cork.

Walking pads – a lighter, more easily stowed away version of a treadmill – have been creeping into my consciousness for quite a while now, thanks to TikTok.