treadmill
跑步机
definition
noun
Where humans worked against gravity, as they did inside cage wheels and upon treadmills , we can calculate the power outputs.
a device formerly used for driving machinery, consisting of a large wheel with steps fitted into its inner surface. It was turned by the weight of people or animals treading the steps.
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While debt relief has been extremely effective, it is not sufficient to allow poor countries escape the 'treadmill' of borrowing to repay old loans.
During my physio sessions, I also would walk on a 'treadmill' , uphill, to try and strengthen and condition my lower body.
The exercise may be walking on a 'treadmill' or riding a stationary bicycle.
New to Scotland, the classes are being booked up by people who have grown tired of the 'treadmill' and are taking up tassels instead.
I also began to exercise, usually walking on the 'treadmill' for two miles.
I walked on the 'treadmill' for an average of 33 minutes on seven of the eight days I was gone and also managed a few hikes in the heat, so that was a good thing.
the soulless 'treadmill' of urban existence
Fitness levels were determined by how long participants could walk on a 'treadmill' without becoming fatigued and short of breath.
I think this is a far better solution than rewarding those who (somewhat ironically) drive across town twice a week in January to walk on a 'treadmill' for an hour.
The original carousel opened in 1871 and was powered by a blind mule and a horse which walked a 'treadmill' in an underground pit.
She's working hard on the promotional 'treadmill' , and we're confident about her future.
We drive to work, then go to the gym to walk on a 'treadmill' .
Day 3 of the fitness program involved half an hour at the gym - 10 minutes each on the 'treadmill' , exercise bike and cross-trainer.
She started out walking on a 'treadmill' at the Yates YMCA, then tried jogging 15 seconds, then 30 seconds, then a minute.
For exercise, each subject walked on a 'treadmill' at a rate sufficient to achieve a minute ventilation that was approximately 3 times his or her resting rate.
This test combines a standard ECG with moderate exercise such as walking on a 'treadmill' .
The festival was an outcry against everyday life and a short escape from the 'treadmill' of the work-eat-sleep regime.
She likes to read and then sit around and think (or walk on a 'treadmill' and think), but hasn't yet figured out a way to make a lot of money doing that.
The six male and six female participants completed four 90-minute walks on a 'treadmill' in a refrigerated wind tunnel.
It's a good thing I've been walking on the 'treadmill' at the Y, because the hike from the house to the mailbox was about a mile and a half.
In 1995, his second book, Ocean of Sound, provided a handy escape from the journalistic 'treadmill' .
Even while watching TV, people can use the 'treadmill' , do knee exercises or do bicycling; every movement consumes calories so it pays to be active.
the soulless 'treadmill' of urban existence
The work required of workhouse inmates, especially the 'treadmill' , was so hard that most apprentices were unable to work for several days upon their return to the plantation.
In a study he helped conduct, published in the Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, women who exercised in groups were more likely to continue working out than women who exercised alone on 'treadmills' .
The 32-year-old physics graduate got the idea about five years ago because he found cardiovascular training on bikes and 'treadmills' boring.
Specials also extend to exercise equipment, with exercise bikes and small 'treadmills' available for under $35 and home gym sets from under $450.
Slimmers, abdomen reduction belts, 'treadmills' and fitness equipment are up for sale at a few stalls.
Exercise therapy comprised an individualised aerobic exercise programme, mostly walking on 'treadmills' and cycling on exercise bicycles.
Where humans worked against gravity, as they did inside cage wheels and upon 'treadmills' , we can calculate the power outputs.
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