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treadmill

[ tred-mil ]

noun

  1. an apparatus for producing rotary motion by the weight of people or animals, treading on a succession of moving steps or a belt that forms a kind of continuous path, as around the periphery of a pair of horizontal cylinders.
  2. an exercise machine that allows the user to walk or run in place, usually on a continuous moving belt.
  3. any monotonous, wearisome routine in which there is little or no satisfactory progress.


treadmill

/ 藞迟谤蓻诲藢尘瑟濒 /

noun

  1. Also calledtreadwheel (formerly) an apparatus used to produce rotation, in which the weight of men or animals climbing steps on or around the periphery of a cylinder or wheel caused it to turn
  2. a dreary round or routine
  3. an exercise machine that consists of a continuous moving belt on which to walk or jog
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of treadmill1

First recorded in 1815鈥25; tread + mill 1
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On a recent Wednesday afternoon, it was sparsely populated, with just a few dozen members working out on brand-new, still-gleaming treadmills, bikes and elliptical machines.

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Then, their daily routine involves two hours of exercise 鈥 a combination of treadmill, cycling machine and weights - to maintain as much muscle and bone health as possible.

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On occasion, Lira visits a nearby gym to walk on a treadmill in between shifts.

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For treadmills crews must strap in to stop themselves floating away, and there is also a cycle ergometer for endurance training.

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But practice was moved to the morning, which meant shifting his required steps to a treadmill.

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