The purpose of this idea is to eliminate the need for an actual conventional treadmill. Although an inclined surface is probably needed, that is the only similarity to a conventional treadmill.

This idea is for a shoe attachment, which includes wheels lining most of the bottom of the shoe. People would just walk and walk.

Another option exists for eliminating the need for an inclined surface: include motors and batteries. This would be a motor- driven pair of roller skates, permanently in reverse. It would be programable for set distances and speeds like a regular treadmill.

Benefits include: less power consumption, less space taken for treadmill, you can take it with you (portability).

I'm starting to hear my dreams. time to go to sleep.
-- twitch, Oct 19 2008

Did you ever notice how people always try to find the closest parking spot when they go to the gym.
-- theGem, Oct 19 2008


hmmm, without something to hold on to someone's gonna git hoit. (+)
-- 2 fries shy of a happy meal, Oct 19 2008


And moonwalk circles around your friends!
-- Cuit_au_Four, Oct 20 2008


//Sorta baked in the Space Shuttle, where users on the treadmill wear smooth cotton socks and "run" on an inclined Teflon slope//
Inclined? Inclined to what? They're in free-fall.
-- coprocephalous, Oct 20 2008


Not if they're accelerating. Or if someone has recently farted in a specific direction, mind you. Anyways, the reverse rollerskating version isn't going to save as much energy, I think. Also, the design is going to have to be impressive. People shift forces in numerous directions when they walk, allowing for a number of potential angles with which to gain momentum. Your wheels will have to be on pivots, or resemble those cool vacuum cleaner balls where the thing rolls on a big ball rather than wheels. Anyways, it's almost baked by rollerblades.

Oh hey, funny joke I heard the other day: What's the hardest part about rollerblading?...
Telling your parents that you're gay.
And I heard that from a gay man so I'm pretty sure I can say it too, right?
-- daseva, Oct 20 2008


Hey, I rollerblade and my wife rollerblades, does that mean our daughter will be gay too?
-- MisterQED, Oct 20 2008


is that "daughter" or " "daughter" " ?

(no actual offense intended)
-- FlyingToaster, Oct 20 2008



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