Elephants on treadmills

berry99

berry99

Cathlete
I just returned from the gym and there was this guy on a treadmill near me who was holding the handle bars and had the speed way too fast for what he could do. He was also so heavy footed that it sounded like an elephant on a treadmill. I could still hear him with my ipod turned up really loud. What kind of damage is this guy doing to his joints?

Karin
 
I notice some folks are loud on treadmills but I never knew why...

I see lots of folks walking at a super fast pace on a super steep incline and literally are holding themselves onto the treadmill with the heartrate monitor grips. If they let go for even a second they look like they'd go a-flyin'!

I used to hold on when I was on the treadmill (it was a very rare occasion that I was ever even on one though) and it was because I wasn't used to it and I felt unbalanced but I never did what the people I'm referring to do!

I think these folks must think faster and steeper is better no matter what the cost....
 
yeah, i love the ones that walk backwards & talk on a cell phone to boot. that is so safe & effective i can't stand it. ahem.



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Debbie
 
Not on a treadmill, but once when I was at the acupuncturist's, he had a new assistant come in and take out the needles. She's a bit overweight, but not THAT much, but she made the floors shake when she walked, and it sounded like an elephant was tromping around. Some people are 'heavy walkers' (cats, who are usually 'light walkers' can put on a 'heavy walk' when they are playing/fighting and trying to be intimidating).
 
Wendy-
I see those people all the time, too. I don't think that they realize that holding the handlebars detracts from the intensity of the workout, and that they could get just as much exercise at a slower speed without holding on. I'm not sure what they're thinking.
-Nancy
 
>Not on a treadmill, but once when I was at the
>acupuncturist's, he had a new assistant come in and take out
>the needles. She's a bit overweight, but not THAT much, but
>she made the floors shake when she walked, and it sounded like
>an elephant was tromping around. Some people are 'heavy
>walkers' (cats, who are usually 'light walkers' can put on a
>'heavy walk' when they are playing/fighting and trying to be
>intimidating).


I just wanted to clarify that I wasn't talking about the size of this guy. He was of medium build. The elephant comment was meant to refer to his stomping on the treadmill.

Karin
 
That doesn't sound good. This is one of the reasons I do not like gyms. A lot of people focusing on looking good or strong while working out. Meanwhile, they are beating the you know what out of their bodies and risking injury!
 
Here's an odd observation that relates to this topic. My brother and I have both always been "heavy on our feet." In fact, since I was little, my dad has said I sound like a herd of elephants stampeding. But when my brother was spending hours a day learning Tae Kwan Do, he changed. He got very light on his feet and agile. He has since stopped working out, and he's back to the elephant walk. I've always wondered why.

Shari
 
One of the guys in my office is slim, yet we all know the minute he steps in the door - the earth starts to shake. And my DD17 is another stomper, which is nice as I always know if she's home by curfew. }( Some people just walk heavy.
 
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