Talk:Treadmill

message: I am not too informed on the science - but could someone write something about momentum, or lack thereof - how this affects the speed you run on treadmill... --Oldak Quill 19:28, 20 Oct 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  momentum 

message: "Some treadmills have load motors" — What does this line mean? Should that be "loud motors"? Coffee 05:45, 30 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Load motors? 

message: Removed: "When professional cyclists are tested they will use their own bicycles (instead of a bike machine) on a treadmill." When professional cyclists are tested they use their own bicycles on an indoor trainer, not a treadmill. FreplySpang (talk) 00:30, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  removed claim about professional cyclists 

message: One disadvantage to running on a treadmill is that the machine pulls your foot back instead of you physically doing the work. This isn't really a big deal for long distance runners, but highspeed treadmills for sprinters only allow your to do half the work. When you put your foot down the machine pulls it back so all you have to do is pull your other foot forward, which means that you don't apply the pushing action of the back foot that you get running on a track or road. (- College Athlete) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.133.208.136 (talk) 03:42, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: When you're running on a road, and your foot touches the pavement, does the road not tend to pull your foot back the same way a treadmill would?  Think about coefficient of friction and normal force (gravity times mass when standing still). 72.223.90.137 04:05, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: No, it doesn't. Not if you are adding or maintaining speed. If you are sprinting you are using your muscles to push against the ground from the moment your feet touch down at the beginning of the stride till the moment you lift it because you have reached the end of the stride. It is NOT the same. Gravastar333 (talk) 00:01, 22 June 2013 (UTC)

text:  Just wanted to hop in here to bust the "treadmills pull your legs back" myth. First off, if you don't use your muscles to push against the moving treadmill belt (i.e. you just stand there), you fall off the back of the treadmill. Second, if you're sprinting and try to immediately stop without slowing down, you'll fall over. That is: your legs will be pulled back relative to your upper body -- the same thing that happens if you try to stop suddenly on a treadmill. Picture this: you're running on the deck of a cruise ship. The only difference between a moving cruise ship deck and a moving treadmill belt is that you have to deal with wind resistance -- the motion of the boat isn't moving your legs forward or backward for you, which is why (ignoring wind resistance) it doesn't matter how fast the boat is moving.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1702:39C0:29D0:DC05:6A0B:8E3B:316F (talk) 02:59, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

text: a) This is complete and utter nonsense from someone who clearly knows nothing about physics. b) It is completely irrelevant to Wikipedia -- this is not a blog. There's so much of this sort of junk on this page, with one guy even asking for advice in buying treadmills. -- Jibal (talk) 02:26, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Another Disavantage 

message: Because running on a treadmill is a very different situation, the user can focus on relaxing, or different parts of the body, or changing their form/motions -- very different from running outside, possibly useful for Chi Running.-69.87.204.41 23:32, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Relaxed running 

message: The option of being able to hold on to a treadmill may be an advantage, if the user is in need of that help.  But from a physics/energy/calorie point of view, it completely changes the exercise -- sort of like being towed.-69.87.204.141 18:18, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Holding on 

message: Plane on a treadmill.
Can it take off?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Colinspocket (talk • contribs) 10:19, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not quite sure why this discussion is here, but as long as it is...  Yes, an airplane on a treadmill will take off.  An airplane's thrust is generated by propellers or jet engines, not the friction of the wheels against the ground (or in this case, a treadmill) like a car's is.  Thus the thrust is completely independent of an airplane's ground speed.  What will happen is that as the propeller or jet pushes the airplane forward, the treadmill will cause the wheels to rotate twice as fast as they would on a normal runway.  If you need proof, there was an episode of MythBusters in which they tackled this precise issue.  They put an airplane on a long tarp, and pulled the tarp with a truck in the opposite direction of the airplane at the airplane's ground speed.  It accelerated and took off as if it were on normal ground. --TonyV (talk) 02:47, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Plane Treadmill problem. 

message: I understand this section as "advantages/disadvantages compared to outdoor running" (it would hardly make sense otherwise), but running will increase your VO2max whether you use a treadmill or not. Moreover, all aerobic activities could be said to increase one's VO2max, so even if this comparison is not limited to outdoor/treadmill difference, it still does not make much sense. GregorB (talk) 17:01, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Treadmill increases your VO2 max" - dubious 

message: There is very little on treadmill construction, most readers will understand that a running machine consists of a moving belt, powered along by a motor, but to better understand, details of construction may well help expand the article.79.75.25.197 (talk) 03:58, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Treadmill construction 

message: I see my contribution in this article is being reverted constantly. I am wondering why, as it took me 5 months of investigation, verification and compilation to create the largest treadmill manufacturer list in the World and published it in my site some months ago ( http://www.cintasdecorrer.com/content/fabricantes ). More than 350 verified manufacturers and growing, I also added a link for anyone to suggest any manufacturer missing in the list. I am not mentioning manufacturers we work with, no, I just compiled verified information about all manufacturers through the years in the planet. I am not highlighting any manufacturer as all of them are listed in the same condition (alphabetical). Nobody on the internet has ever compiled such a complete guide of manufacturers. We did it and we try to share this info at Wikipedia. 
This contribution has been correctly referenced here (I think), following the rules for referencing at Wikipedia. Maybe it must go in another paragraph?
Do you really think this information is not relevant with the article?
I insist; I am viewing about 2 brands in Wikipedia's treadmill article which could be cleary considered as publicity, but not my article.
I wrote:
'Nowadays, they are counted in hundreds the manufacturers of treadmills around the World.[1] since the first unit was launched'.
and referenced it as Manufacturer list.
Please let me know about your comments, thanks. I do not want to be engaged in an edit war.
--Wikidomainer (talk) 19:59, 29 March 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: The issue is that the statement that you are adding is quite banal.  It doesn't contribute to the article and appears as if it is being added merely as a vehicle to include a link to the website as a reference.  Considering what you've shared above, it is clear that is your intention.  I would recommend that you have a look at Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines which apply in this situation. Regards, Deli nk (talk) 11:33, 30 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Manufacturers 

message: The picture by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treadmill#/media/File:RIAN_archive_555848_Testing_on_treadmill.jpg is disputed for being from Norway, at the "Rikshospitalet" in 1986, now the Oslo University Hospital (NO: Oslo Universitets Sykehus). 82.164.42.11 (talk) 08:04, 8 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Disputing the date and place of picture - Treadmill 

message: Instead of:
"In case of uneven floors, the elevation of either of the legs (rear or front legs) should be leveled out using a wood block or a brick."
...might it not be better to say something about "follow the manufacturer's instructions/recommendations" or "ensure the treadmill remains safely secured after leveling"?
Psungorus (talk) 17:59, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Placement