Treadmill Development for Health and Medical Care

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Development of treadmill for health and medical care

This research looks at the development of treadmill for health and medical care. It will touch upon the origin of the treadmill from its invention for agriculture uses to how it has developed for health and medical care in the present. It will also list the usage of treadmills in the medical field, some advantages and disadvantages of treadmills and common features treadmills in the present have.

Ever since the first treadmill was invented for agriculture uses over 4000 years ago, much improvement have been made to them and today, treadmills are no longer commonly used for agriculture but for health and medical purposes such as keeping fit, being a training machine for athletes, rehabilitation as well as carrying out stress tests to diagnose heart diseases. A treadmill is an exercise device consisting of a continuous moving belt on which a person can walk or jog while remaining in one place (“treadmill”, n.d). The aspects explored are the advantages, disadvantages, purpose, uses for health and medical and improvements to treadmills as well as the development of treadmill from the past to present. Common features of treadmills in the present will also be listed, along with the advantages of such features. It will also touch upon the main group of people who use treadmills. This research will tell us how the development of treadmill has benefitted health and medical care.

Treadmill with their various parts:

Treadmills can be used by virtually any age group, and people of any activity level. Normally, treadmills are used by people aging from 21-35 years old. They will use treadmills to train so that they can keep fit, or even to help them with weight loss. The trea...

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