30 Reasons Why The Treadmill Is The Worst
30 Reasons Why The Treadmill Is The Worst
The treadmill is the worst. Here's why.
Although running outside is one of the few luxuries we still have in this era of social distancing, I imagine that many runners are being forced to dust off the treadmill when going outdoors isn't possible.
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Here are 30 reasons why the treadmill is a terrible piece of equipment:
1. It’s the most boring exercise experience imaginable
2. You don’t move
3. You sweat all over the machine
4. 8:00 mile pace feels like 6:00 mile pace
5. You’re constantly looking at the clock
6. A lot of treadmills can shock you with static electricity
7. The built-in fan that blows dusty air
8. You have to do it alone
9. That jello-leg feeling when you step off
10. They’re expensive
11. They take up a lot of room
12. Speed workouts are brutal
13. Running hills feels like running up a wall
14. Falling
15. Gym treadmills are way too close to each other
16. The built-in TVs often don’t work
17. You can’t spit
18. The dust and sweat mixture that accumulates around the machine
19. They’re heavy
20. The standard setting limits runs to one hour
21. Why do I need to know calories burned?
22. When it asks you to type in your weight
23. The heart rate thing that’s just guessing
24. Accidentally pulling the safety plug
25. Sprinting on a treadmill is terrifying
26. Untied shoes
27. Realizing the person that used it before didn’t clean up
28. Sweating profusely indoors is gross
29. It’s loud
30. The workout progress updates: “You’re 10% done!”
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