Is running outside or in a treadmill more dangerous?
Is running outside or in a treadmill more dangerous?
Falling off a treadmill vs getting run over by some entitled piece of garbage in an SUV? Derp.
Not heard of any treadmill deaths (maybe heart attacks). Plenty of runners getting knocked down by cars though.
Running outside is probably more dangerous for normal runners. Although neither is a dangerous activity.
People do crazy stuff on the treadmill constantly - backwards or sideways running, really high incline and holding on with both hands
Worked in a fitness center a long time and only major accident I remember was a fat lady who fell off. Don't know how she managed that but sued us for injuries and couldn't have sex anymore.
tycobb wrote:
Running outside is probably more dangerous for normal runners. Although neither is a dangerous activity.
People do crazy stuff on the treadmill constantly - backwards or sideways running, really high incline and holding on with both hands
Worked in a fitness center a long time and only major accident I remember was a fat lady who fell off. Don't know how she managed that but sued us for injuries and couldn't have sex anymore.
Ironically the whole reason she was there in the first place was that she wasn't having sex anymore.
ex-runner wrote:
Not heard of any treadmill deaths (maybe heart attacks). Plenty of runners getting knocked down by cars though.
An ER visit does not always equal death. In fact, probably 95% of all people who visit the ER survive the visit.
High risk wrote:
Is running outside or in a treadmill more dangerous?
How do you run inside a treadmill?
I somehow lost my footing early in a tempo run on a treadmill (ironically, I was running on TM to avoid ice outside). Cut up my face and hand pretty badly, but finished the run.
Fortunately, it was a workplace gym and I was the only person in there so nobody saw it.
https://edition.cnn.com/2015/05/06/health/goldberg-treadmill-accident-cases/index.htmlex-runner wrote: Not heard of any treadmill deaths (maybe heart attacks).
cheers.
High risk wrote:
Is running outside or in a treadmill more dangerous?
So, if I am reading this right, the stat means that every time three people go to the ER after being injured by a piece of workout equipment, the piece of equipment that caused the injury was a treadmill. So, the next question is, "how many people go to the ER after being injured on exercise equipment?" My guess is not very many.
Also, how many exercise equipment can cause injury? A bench press. A squat rack. A treadmill. Anything else? Most have some sort of built-in safety feature.
The 1:3 stat seems pretty normal to me. The numbers in this study probably don't include normal exercise related ER visits, only those injuries caused by exercise machines.
ex-runner wrote:
Not heard of any treadmill deaths (maybe heart attacks). Plenty of runners getting knocked down by cars though.
Husband of the "lean in" gal from Facebook.
http://people.com/celebrity/david-goldberg-sheryl-sandbergs-husband-dies-in-exercise-accident/rick sanchez wrote:
ex-runner wrote:
Not heard of any treadmill deaths (maybe heart attacks). Plenty of runners getting knocked down by cars though.
An ER visit does not always equal death. In fact, probably 95% of all people who visit the ER survive the visit.
You think that 5% of visits to the ER end up in DEATH?!? Hahaha no way. It's waaaay lower than that. Its exactly the reason why insurance companies are cracking down on ER visit coverage. So many people go to the ER for none emergency reasons like getting a cold, bruising their wrist or feeling faint.
Maybe it would be appropriate to wear a cycling helmet on a treadmill, at least at higher speeds?
Simpleton wrote:
how many exercise equipment can cause injury? A bench press. A squat rack. A treadmill. Anything else? Most have some sort of built-in safety feature.
The 1:3 stat seems pretty normal to me. The numbers in this study probably don't include normal exercise related ER visits, only those injuries caused by exercise machines.
This.
My immediate reaction was, that actually seems low, tbh. There are not THAT many types of exercise equipment out there. Weight equipment failures, ellipticals, stationary bikes, and treadmills. And considering treadmills are VERY popular and easy to use, 1/3 of injuries occurring on them seems low.
I'd be interested to know what percentage of all exercise equipment usage is on a treadmill. I'll bet you it's over 1/3.
Also the article says he was bleeding from the back of his head yet they speculate he hit is head on the treadmill itself? Was he running backwards on it?
ex-runner wrote:
Not heard of any treadmill deaths (maybe heart attacks). Plenty of runners getting knocked down by cars though.
I taught a class about business for personal trainers. We discussed legal issues and torts.
I found a case where a gym had set a treadmill pretty close to a wall with a window and the window had a shelf. The woman somehow (I do not recall) came off the back of the TM and hit her head on the window sill and died.
I rarely run on TMs, but I do find myself sometimes zoning out and trip
Simpleton wrote:
So, if I am reading this right, the stat means that every time three people go to the ER after being injured by a piece of workout equipment, the piece of equipment that caused the injury was a treadmill. So, the next question is, "how many people go to the ER after being injured on exercise equipment?" My guess is not very many.
X-fitters don't go to the ER. Injury is just part of training Bruh. That chronic pain just means it's working. Plus we just go to the Chiropractor instead. BS training requires a BS doctor.
ekw wrote:
rick sanchez wrote:
An ER visit does not always equal death. In fact, probably 95% of all people who visit the ER survive the visit.
You think that 5% of visits to the ER end up in DEATH?!? Hahaha no way. It's waaaay lower than that. Its exactly the reason why insurance companies are cracking down on ER visit coverage. So many people go to the ER for none emergency reasons like getting a cold, bruising their wrist or feeling faint.
With the way hospitals are run, I would actually expected the number to be higher. I was just guesstimating.
I would have guessed free weights the most dangerous. Benching by yourself, dropping weights on feet, etc.