Treadmill Torture!
Feb 25, 2023 ·
12m 15s
Sign up for free
Listen to this episode and many more. Enjoy the best podcasts on Spreaker!
Download and listen anywhere
Download your favorite episodes and enjoy them, wherever you are! Sign up or log in now to access offline listening.
Description
While doing some research for my upcoming keynote lecture in June, one of the men I'm researching made a reference to how treadmills were originally used for punishment in prisons!...
show more
While doing some research for my upcoming keynote lecture in June, one of the men I'm researching made a reference to how treadmills were originally used for punishment in prisons! I found this intriguing so dug into it, and sure enough--it's true. Who knew?! Here's an interesting summary of the history of treadmill machines and how they factored into crime and punishment and eventually into the modern fitness industry.
*Source: https://daily.jstor.org/treadmills-were-meant-to-be-atonement-machines
*Graphic: Wikipedia
show less
*Source: https://daily.jstor.org/treadmills-were-meant-to-be-atonement-machines
*Graphic: Wikipedia
Information
| Author | RON JONES |
| Organization | RON JONES |
| Website | - |
| Tags |
Copyright 2024 - Spreaker Inc. an iHeartMedia Company
