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When was the treadmill invented
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The treadmill in the early 19th century was invented by the British. At that time, it was not people who exercised on the "treadmill", but horses. The purpose of this is to use the power of the horse to grind various materials. In 1818, a man named William Cubitt was inspired by this and invented a torture device. On the original basis, he replaced the coolie horses with prisoners who made mistakes, so as to punish the prisoners and also achieve the function of grinding materials. It can be said that he killed two birds with one stone.
I saw a friend leaving a message wanting to see the history of the treadmill, so the editor quickly came to arrange it. In order to reward myself for writing this article, the editor accidentally swallowed half a fried chicken, and the next price was that I had to spend a painful half an hour on the treadmill. In order to become beautiful, I endured it!
If today's people use treadmills "asking for it", then in the early 19th century, treadmills completely played a devilish role in punishing prisoners. As a torture device, it became popular in British prisons and was so terrifying that it The British Prison Act of 1898 defined this punishment as "extremely cruel".
The most original running mechanism of the treadmill was invented by British engineer William Cubitt in 1818. It was originally used to punish criminals who had enjoyed too much in prison and to create profits for the prison. The criminals stepped on a huge spoke. Once they started treading, The wheel starts to turn, and the prisoners have to keep stepping or they will fall. The energy produced is used to pump water, grind grain or generate electricity.
If modern people exercise on treadmills for beauty and health, then under the circumstances at that time, many prisoners died under such cruel punishment. According to statistics, prisoners spend an average of about six hours a day on the treadmill, which means they walk 5,000 to 14,000 feet a day, which is equivalent to walking half the height of Mount Everest every day. In addition, the food at that time was not nutritious, and if you slack off for a moment, you will suffer consequences. Due to the severe beatings by the jailers (these jailors were designated to be much more powerful than my coach), many of the prisoners died because their physical strength could not support them.
James Hardy, a prison warden in New York at the time, revealed the truth in one sentence: "The monotonous labor on the track wears down the prisoner's character. It is extremely monotonous and boring. This is the most terrifying thing about the stepper." , and was later abolished because this punishment was too inhumane.
But who would have thought that this cruel and inhumane punishment would reappear in the early 20th century. This time, treadmills began to enter the public. However, this once notorious torture device was welcomed by many people as soon as it was launched.
By 1952, treadmills were being used to treat heart disease in the United States. Since then, treadmills have not only been used in gyms and homes, but their functions have also been continuously developed and used in other fields such as health.
In the 1960s and 1970s, home and commercial aerobic fitness equipment began to enter a period of vigorous development, and treadmills in the modern sense have been popular since the 1980s.
After all, today's treadmills are used to strengthen the body rather than punish oneself. On the basis of scientific exercise, people are also trying to make the time running on the treadmill no longer "extremely monotonous and boring", so today's treadmills Merchants consider the entertainment function of the treadmill as a very important factor. You can listen to music and watch movies while running without delay. Its intelligent system also supports virtual road section mode, so you can experience outdoor running indoors, and the exercise on the treadmill can also be varied. Colorful.
In addition to ordinary treadmills, people's ideas about treadmills have gradually become wild. Some people place treadmills in water, and some people place treadmills in space. The purpose is to reduce the injuries caused by exercising on treadmills. Go to the minimum and maximize the advantages of the treadmill.
The underwater treadmill places people in the water for exercise, and its bottom structure is similar to that of an ordinary treadmill. It is a conveyor belt with adjustable speed. When people exercise in it, the treadmill will emit blisters that can massage the joints and muscles, further reducing damage to the joints. Even if used for a long time, it will not cause too much damage to the joints. At the same time, this kind of treadmill can also be used as a rehabilitation training device, and the resistance of movement in water can further strengthen muscle training.
As the name suggests, the anti-gravity space treadmill places people in a space environment for training. It uses a unique air pressurization design to lift the human body and reduce the runner's own weight, thus reducing the damage to the body during exercise. It makes runners' steps more brisk and is used to help rehabilitation patients or athletes train. To what extent treadmills will develop in the future, we can only imagine that there is nothing that treadmills cannot do.
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If today's people use treadmills "asking for it", then in the early 19th century, treadmills completely played a devilish role in punishing prisoners. As a torture device, it became popular in British prisons and was so terrifying that it The British Prison Act of 1898 defined this punishment as "extremely cruel".
The most original running mechanism of the treadmill was invented by British engineer William Cubitt in 1818. It was originally used to punish criminals who had enjoyed too much in prison and to create profits for the prison. The criminals stepped on a huge spoke. Once they started treading, The wheel starts to turn, and the prisoners have to keep stepping or they will fall. The energy produced is used to pump water, grind grain or generate electricity.
If modern people exercise on treadmills for beauty and health, then under the circumstances at that time, many prisoners died under such cruel punishment. According to statistics, prisoners spend an average of about six hours a day on the treadmill, which means they walk 5,000 to 14,000 feet a day, which is equivalent to walking half the height of Mount Everest every day. In addition, the food at that time was not nutritious, and if you slack off for a moment, you will suffer consequences. Due to the severe beatings by the jailers (these jailors were designated to be much more powerful than my coach), many of the prisoners died because their physical strength could not support them.
James Hardy, a prison warden in New York at the time, revealed the truth in one sentence: "The monotonous labor on the track wears down the prisoner's character. It is extremely monotonous and boring. This is the most terrifying thing about the stepper." , and was later abolished because this punishment was too inhumane.
But who would have thought that this cruel and inhumane punishment would reappear in the early 20th century. This time, treadmills began to enter the public. However, this once notorious torture device was welcomed by many people as soon as it was launched.
By 1952, treadmills were being used to treat heart disease in the United States. Since then, treadmills have not only been used in gyms and homes, but their functions have also been continuously developed and used in other fields such as health.
In the 1960s and 1970s, home and commercial aerobic fitness equipment began to enter a period of vigorous development, and treadmills in the modern sense have been popular since the 1980s.
After all, today's treadmills are used to strengthen the body rather than punish oneself. On the basis of scientific exercise, people are also trying to make the time running on the treadmill no longer "extremely monotonous and boring", so today's treadmills Merchants consider the entertainment function of the treadmill as a very important factor. You can listen to music and watch movies while running without delay. Its intelligent system also supports virtual road section mode, so you can experience outdoor running indoors, and the exercise on the treadmill can also be varied. Colorful.
In addition to ordinary treadmills, people's ideas about treadmills have gradually become wild. Some people place treadmills in water, and some people place treadmills in space. The purpose is to reduce the injuries caused by exercising on treadmills. Go to the minimum and maximize the advantages of the treadmill.
The underwater treadmill places people in the water for exercise, and its bottom structure is similar to that of an ordinary treadmill. It is a conveyor belt with adjustable speed. When people exercise in it, the treadmill will emit blisters that can massage the joints and muscles, further reducing damage to the joints. Even if used for a long time, it will not cause too much damage to the joints. At the same time, this kind of treadmill can also be used as a rehabilitation training device, and the resistance of movement in water can further strengthen muscle training.
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As the name suggests, the anti-gravity space treadmill places people in a space environment for training. It uses a unique air pressurization design to lift the human body and reduce the runner's own weight, thus reducing the damage to the body during exercise. It makes runners' steps more brisk and is used to help rehabilitation patients or athletes train. To what extent treadmills will develop in the future, we can only imagine that there is nothing that treadmills cannot do.
It is estimated that William Cubitt, who invented the treadmill, never imagined that the treadmill would develop from a torture tool for criminals to a weight-loss tool that many people want to use to torture themselves, whether it was more than 200 years ago or Now, the feeling of "torture" when exercising on the treadmill is eternal. After eating the remaining half of the fried chicken, I will continue to suffer on the treadmill.
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