Table 4.

Theme: 2.0 Motivators

Subthemes	n	%	Representative quote
2.1 Health and Fitness
2.1.1 Reduce prolonged sitting and be more active	14	70	"I hate sitting for long periods of time and that's something that I didn't do in the office as much. So using the treadmill desk ensures that I'm getting some activity in, getting steps, and while I'm working. So I love that optimization in my day." (Participant 17)
2.1.2 Be healthier, more physically fit, avoid ill-health	13	65	"I wanna be in good shape. My wife and I, we have 4 kids, so I need to be in shape to be able to keep up with them." (Participant 10)
2.1.3 Lose weight	6	30	"I wanted to lose weight, and I thought maybe this could help me." (Participant 9)
2.2 Tracking and Reaching Goals
2.2.1 Reach goal of walking 10,000 steps per day	8	40	"I tried to get 10,000 steps in as an arbitrary number, you know, but it does it. That does kind of give me some extrinsic motivation." (Participant 1)
2.2.2 Use technology to track outcomes	8	40	"I knew that I would have to gamify this somehow. So keeping that spreadsheet was my way of gamifying it. And that's part of the motivation to, you know, don't break the streak kind of thing." (Participant 14)
2.2.3 Walking competitions	2	10	"She invites me to this challenge called the Workweek Hustle […] and the goal of it is to do as many steps from Monday through Friday." (Participant 4)
2.3 Feeling Good
2.3.1 Reduce pain associated with sitting	5	25	"Once I started using it, the pain that I had been experiencing basically went away like within the first week of me using it every day. And so that was just a very clear, undeniable indicator that this is good for me. And so that's what motivates me because I was in, you know, pretty distracting pain." (Participant 19)
2.3.2 Enjoy movement	5	25	"I really enjoy being active. I love going for walks outside, too. So it's exciting to know that like I can get a walk in." (Participant 17)
2.3.3 Overcome afternoon fatigue	2	10	"The trigger to use it is if I'm feeling either tired, like sleepy in the afternoon, or maybe right after lunch where I just feel a little bit bloated and want to go for a walk." (Participant 14)
2.4 COVID-19 Pandemic	11	55	"With the pandemic our whole team went remote and so after about eight months at home, I realized that I needed more activity during the day, so I got a treadmill and a standing desk and kind of put together a treadmill desk at home." (Participant 1)