# The treadmill's dark and twisted past

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Conor Heffernan
- Year: 2015
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, History
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/conor_heffernan_the_treadmill_s_dark_and_twisted_past)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The constant thud underneath your feet. The constrained space. The monotony of going nowhere fast. Running on a treadmill can certainly feel like torture, but did you know it was originally used for that very purpose? Conor Heffernan details the dark and twisted history of the treadmill. \[Directed by Yukai Du, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by WORKPLAYWORK and Cem Misirlioglu\].

## Lectures

1. [The treadmill's dark and twisted past](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/conor_heffernan_the_treadmill_s_dark_and_twisted_past/aea401427aea), 4 min (TED's player)