Is anyone terrified of falling off the treadmill??
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sarahertzberger
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Ok, so ever since I was like 12 which is the last time until recently that I had ever been on a treadmill I have been so terrified that I'm going to fall off of one and I know it's probably not going to happen but I just can't push myself I just now made myself jog but I was terrified the entire time. So, I'm wondering am I the only one who is terrified of falling off and what's the likeliness that I will fall off the treadmill and if I do does it really even hurt that much. Really stupid I know but it's a real fear of mine :-/
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Nope!
I have that same fear......
Its one of the reasons I always hold on to the rails and stuff! :blushing:
I never walk straight. I tend to veer to the right, then to the left.... its kinda funny. When I am walking next to someone, I am always bumping into them.
So when I walk on the treadmill I have to actually focus on walking straight and I get this fear that I'm going to start veering off to the side and accidently put my foot on the machine and not on the moving tread and then fall very awkwardly. :laugh:
So I hold on to the rails so that if I lose focus, I'm still "safe".... :ohwell:0 -
so glad I'm not the only one, I even almost fell off when we first tried this one out before we bought it, I forgot to slow it down a bit before just putting my feet on the side, and one of my feet stayed on the treadmill and almost brought me down lol0
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Absolutely!! I grip for dear life ( lucky really that even the more experienced members of the gym all do the same) but i am petrified of jogging cos i imagine myself slipping and banging my head... Slowly getting faster.xx0
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Just note that it can greatly cut down your calorie burn if you hold the rails. That's the reason they yell at them on Biggest Loser to not touch the machine.0
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I've been a gym go-er since I was 17. I've never fallen off a treadmill, nor ever seen anyone fall off FWIW.0
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I almost did. Went to turn up the volume and it 10! I was running as fast as I could and hanging on. Hubby just sat there. Finally got one foot off. Wear safety strap all the time now even when just doing a nice easy walk.0
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Im going to help you overcome your fear. Look how this guy just gets back up.
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Just note that it can greatly cut down your calorie burn if you hold the rails. That's the reason they yell at them on Biggest Loser to not touch the machine.
Thank goodness i'm not on the biggest loser :-) xx0 -
Just note that it can greatly cut down your calorie burn if you hold the rails. That's the reason they yell at them on Biggest Loser to not touch the machine.
how do you know that is the reason?? I have NEVER Heard this before....0 -
Im going to help you overcome your fear. Look how this guy just gets back up.
you win the Internets.0 -
Im going to help you overcome your fear. Look how this guy just gets back up.0
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It happened to me once at the gym, but that was because I was trying to grab my iPod which fell on the floor besides it.
Point being, don't do stupid **** and you'll be fine.0 -
I have that fear too, which is why I rarely use the treadmill, because I'll hold onto the rails and apparently that takes a lot off the burn.0
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I never walk straight. I tend to veer to the right, then to the left.... its kinda funny. When I am walking next to someone, I am always bumping into them.
So when I walk on the treadmill I have to actually focus on walking straight and I get this fear that I'm going to start veering off to the side and accidently put my foot on the machine and not on the moving tread and then fall very awkwardly. :laugh:
So I hold on to the rails so that if I lose focus, I'm still "safe".... :ohwell:
So I'm not the only one! I always feel like a &^% $#@! drunk on the treadmill. And yet I'm still trying to run. At least I'm good for a laugh at the gym!0 -
I'm with you, I fell on a treadmill when I was younger and didn't let go for a few seconds, my knees were raw. Now when I'm on a treadmill I run towards the front even though I know there is plenty of room.0
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These guys can do it without falling, so can I.
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Having the ground moving beneath you while you're otherwise stationary is not a natural sensation. Best thing you can do really is practice and learn to trust it. It does take some getting used to because the machine will want to maintain a constant speed, which is not something our bodies tend to do when we're running outdoors.0
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I'm with you, I fell on a treadmill when I was younger and didn't let go for a few seconds, my knees were raw. Now when I'm on a treadmill I run towards the front even though I know there is plenty of room.
Is this the REAL reason your knees were raw?
Be honest.0 -
when i was about thirteen, i literally SHOT off of my aunt's treadmill because i got distracted by her cat trying to walk onto it. i hit the wall and laid there and cried for about ten minutes and her cats looked at me, but besides a bruise on my back and a wounded ego i was fine LOL0
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Falling off a treadmill was how I figured out I was pregnant.0
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