The treadmill's dark and twisted past - Conor Heffernan
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The constant thud underneath your feet. The constrained space. The monotony of going nowhere fast. Running on a treadmill can certainly feel like torture, but did you know it was originally used for that very purpose? Conor Heffernan details the dark and twisted history of the treadmill.
After the treadmill was banned for being excessively cruel in England, it reemerged in the United States as a form of exercise. Why do you think the treadmill became popular with the general public?
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- Educator Conor Heffernan
- Director Yukai Du
- Animator Jiaqi Liu
- Composer Cem Misirlioglu
- Narrator Addison Anderson
