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DIY: Laptop Stand for Fitness Equipment

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I had purchased this Gazelle Edge Elliptical Trainer a while ago to keep me moving indoors during winter. I like it better compared to regular treadmills. It’s easy on the knees. I sometimes listened to music or podcasts while I use it but I wanted to read a book or work on my laptop while I ran on Gazelle.

It has an odd shape so you cannot really use the book holders or laptop stands on the market. I initially made this makeshift book holder from cardboard that I used to hang on a floor lamp, but it wasn’t very practical and couldn’t use my laptop. Then I designed and built this laptop stand using a book holder and and a piece of wood we had at home.
DIY Fitness Equipment laptop stand

My design was pretty simple. A stand to fit on the display monitor of the fitness equipment and strong enough to carry a laptop.
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Materials:

  • Plastic Book Stand
  • 3/4″ x 3,5″ Wood
  • 6 x 6 galvanized post base (U shaped bracket) I found this at our local hardware store
  • Screws

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First I built a base for the stand to sit on the display monitor of the fitness equipment. I screwed the wood pieces together using Kreg Jig R3 pocket hole system. I made sure it fit tightly on the display and did not have any wiggle room. Then I screwed the galvanized post base on the wooden stand.
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Finally, I fastened the Plastic Book Stand on to the post base. I bent upper side of the post base so that book or the device would lay at a slight angle on the stand.

I’ve been using this over a year and it still holds my laptop and keeps me moving.

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  1. Janet says

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    I’m thinking about getting a Gazelle. I overthink everything. I found your site by googling “Book stand for Gazelle.” If I could use my kindle fire while exercising, I might do better at exercising. You give me hope. So I’m leaning towards getting a Gazelle and making this.

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    • Practical Mama says

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      I really like Gazelle. I got mine on craigslist. It’s very compact and light compared to a big elliptical. You can put it away if you have space constraints. However, works just as fine. I feel better when I read and work out at the same time, or listen to a podcast or an audiobook. I just used it yesterday while browsing magazines. Let me know how yours turn out.

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