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Fitness for Consumption ep. 13: A Run For The Money

Mar 10, 2021

Ask any avid runner what they think about treadmills and they will say...potentially anything!  And for good reason.  Treadmills, like many fitness products, have their polarized camps of promoters and detractors.  Some say treadmills are more effective for conducting highly popular High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) workouts, while others say treadmills are a lazier option, as the belt does the work for you.  Can both perspectives be right?  And while some treadmill criticisms are reasonable, do they apply to all treadmills?  After all, not all treadmills are designed equally!  If you have questions about these disputatious devices, listen to this episode in which we discuss the science and research about treadmills, and then decide for yourself if they’re worth a Run For The Money.

In this episode we discuss:

  • The most common opposing views on treadmills
  • The components of the issues; kinematics, kinetics and running economy
  • The reason different studies may show different results
  • Whether treadmills belong in the Fitness Eco-System

Glossary:

 

Coefficient of Restitution - the ratio of the final vs initial velocity of two objects after they collide

 

Gait - a pattern of limb movements made during locomotion

 

Ground Reaction Forces - the force exerted by the ground against a body in contact with it

 

Kinematics - branch of mechanics concerned with the motion of objects without reference to the forces causing them

 

Kinetics - the study of forces acting on objects

 

Relative Motion - the motion of one body with respect to another


Running Economy - energy demand for a given velocity of submaximal running

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Citations

 

  • Bassett, D.R., Giese, M.D., Nagle, F.J., Ward, A., Raab, D.M., Balke, B. (1985). Aerobic requirements of overground versus treadmill running. Medicine and Science in Sports & Exercise. 17(4): 477-481.

 

  • Damiano, D.L., Norman, T., Stanley, C.J., and Park, H-S. (2011). Comparison of elliptical training, stationary cycling, treadmill walking and overground walking. Gait & Posture. 34: 260-264.

 

  • Dixon, S.J., Collop, A.C. and Batt, M.E. (2000).  Surface effects on ground reaction forces and lower extremity kinematics in running. Medicine and Science in Sports & Exercise.  32(11): 1919-1926.

 

  • Elliott, B.C., Pyke, F.S., Roberts, A.D., et al (1974). The biomechanical effects of treadmill training on running performance.  British Journal of Sports Medicine. 8: 171-175.

 

  • Kluitenberg, B., Bredeweg, S.W., Zijlstra, S., Zijlstra, W., and Buist, I.  (2014). Comparison of vertical ground reaction forces during overground and treadmill running. A validation study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 2012: 1-8.

 

  • Mooses, M., Tippi, B., Mooses, K., Durussel, J., and Maestu, J. (2015). Better economy in field running than on the treadmill: evidence from high-level distance runners.  Biology of Sport. 32: 155-159.

 

  • Schubert, A.G., Kempf, J., and Heiderscheit, B.C. (2014). Influence of stride frequency and length on running mechanics: a systematic review. Sports Health. 6(3): 210-217.

 

  • Van Ingen Schenau, G.J. (1980). Some fundamental aspects of the biomechanics of overground versus treadmill locomotion. Medicine and Science in Sports & Exercise. 12(4): 257-261.

 

  • White, S.C., Yack, H.J., Tucker, C.A., Lin, Hsin-Ying (1998). Comparison of vertical ground reaction forces during overground and treadmill walking. Medicine and Science in Sports & Exercise. 30(10): 1537-1542.

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