Things people do on the treadmill that bug you..

Nothing.

I rarely if ever pay attention to what other people are doing unless they are doing something very very wrong and could injure themselves.

Be careful, I just said that and it was not received well.

good lord some of the complaints ive read in this thread are ridiculous

This is why I do cardio in a hoodie w/headphones - block out the world

You and me both.

Nothing really. People may do some things that are odd, but I don't really care, doesn't bother me. One day the lady next to me was doing intervals, jumping on and off, which I have not figured out how to do.. LOL, so I kinda watched her out of the corner of my eye, only cuz I thought I need to learn how to do that and my intervals would be more effective. Maybe. lol, I'd probably kill myself though.

FYI, it's not the healthiest thing to do and can cause blackouts.

oh yes this drives me crazy too. The gym I go to isn't really big and the treadmills are few...

Glad I do not need to go to a gym for my workout as I have a balance problem so always have one or both hands on the bar also check my BP from time to time.

Nothing really. People may do some things that are odd, but I don't really care, doesn't bother me. One day the lady next to me was doing intervals, jumping on and off, which I have not figured out how to do.. LOL, so I kinda watched her out of the corner of my eye, only cuz I thought I need to learn how to do that and my intervals would be more effective. Maybe. lol, I'd probably kill myself though.

She shouldn't be jumping off the machine. An interval is a period of intense work with a period of light workout. She should be reducing from a run to a walk. Not jumping off completely and bringing her workout to a complete standstill.

Some machines have quick speed settings so you can set two speeds and only have to hit a button to change your interval instead of holding down speed up or down to help with intervals and some have speed interval programs.

This is the correct answer. Control the speed. If you are ending a period of intense work with an elevated HR, and just STOP, your HR won't automatically lower. This can give the same effect as hanging upside down, and you can black out. Have seen it, and almost did it....once.

I actually sat and thought about this one for a while - when you have a high intensity interval, your body demands a higher cardiac output - accordingly your stroke volume and your HR will increase to compensate. If you take your body to lets say 90% of your maximal cardiac output (which i doubt anybody actually does) - then jump of a treadmill its not your oxygen demands drop instantly and your body automatically kill's your heart rate.

what makes more sense is that people will jump off the treadmill and put their hands on their knees which will cause a change in venous return, or maybe they get in a squatting position which will also change venous return - which could then cause a much bigger change in HR and lead to a vasovagal crash or something.

not really trying to correct anybody - just kinda had to type that out to think it through

TLDR: More likely getting lightheaded/blacking out from positional changes - but regardless doesn't seem like the smartest idea

walking backwards... i always hope they will fall

I walk backwards on the treadmill sometimes, and I do a side shuffle sometimes too. It's part of the workout my trainer gives me to do. It's GOOD to mix things up!

Nothing really. People may do some things that are odd, but I don't really care, doesn't bother me. One day the lady next to me was doing intervals, jumping on and off, which I have not figured out how to do.. LOL, so I kinda watched her out of the corner of my eye, only cuz I thought I need to learn how to do that and my intervals would be more effective. Maybe. lol, I'd probably kill myself though.

She shouldn't be jumping off the machine. An interval is a period of intense work with a period of light workout. She should be reducing from a run to a walk. Not jumping off completely and bringing her workout to a complete standstill.

Some machines have quick speed settings so you can set two speeds and only have to hit a button to change your interval instead of holding down speed up or down to help with intervals and some have speed interval programs.

This is the correct answer. Control the speed. If you are ending a period of intense work with an elevated HR, and just STOP, your HR won't automatically lower. This can give the same effect as hanging upside down, and you can black out. Have seen it, and almost did it....once.

I actually sat and thought about this one for a while - when you have a high intensity interval, your body demands a higher cardiac output - accordingly your stroke volume and your HR will increase to compensate. If you take your body to lets say 90% of your maximal cardiac output (which i doubt anybody actually does) - then jump of a treadmill its not your oxygen demands drop instantly and your body automatically kill's your heart rate.

what makes more sense is that people will jump off the treadmill and put their hands on their knees which will cause a change in venous return, or maybe they get in a squatting position which will also change venous return - which could then cause a much bigger change in HR and lead to a vasovagal crash or something.

not really trying to correct anybody - just kinda had to type that out to think it through

TLDR: More likely getting lightheaded/blacking out from positional changes - but regardless doesn't seem like the smartest idea

Can only go from what the PHd instructing our seminar gave us FWIW.

One time I was on a treadmill and some lady was in front of me. Without any warning she popped a squat and took a dump right there on the treadmill.


I think she was still going about 2km/ hour at the time.


I was angry, disgusted, and somewhat impressed.

OMG :noway: