Adventures in Excercise: The Underwater Treadmill
The idea makes sense: You're moving your legs, working your muscles, but since you're in water, you're doing so without the pounding of a regular run, whether that be on a treadmill or the road, with the added benefit of increased resistance from the water. Still, Hydrophysio's aquatic treadmill looks a bit over-the-top. Not to mention that it would give the less dedicated among us too much opportunity to back out and think of something else to do while waiting for the machine to fill up with fluid. Now, if it doubled as a jacuzzi, so you could finish your workout, grab some Gatorade, and then return a few minutes later to find it warm and bubbling, that would be something. One bonus: It works for rehabbing your pets, too. So, you know, you could walk your dog, in the water, without going outside. Because that's what technology's for. —Gregory Mone
What's the big deal?
My Dog has been rehabbing with one of these for 2 years.
Posted by: JSlovic | December 08, 2007 at 03:20 PM
Not to nitpik, but I think that after exercise you'd want to sit in a cold water bath, not a warm water bath.
Posted by: Safe Driver | December 08, 2007 at 04:55 PM
What if you take a heart attack, stroke... and fall down? Ooops!
Posted by: John | December 09, 2007 at 02:07 AM
I don't know if they are the same people but I think I've seen this sort of thing on http://www.abc.net.au/tv/newinventors/ a long long time ago, It looked more like a glass shower and you had to wear a harness of some sort.
Posted by: coldpudding | December 09, 2007 at 08:02 AM
I've been using one of these for months at rehab. They work pretty well for those of us with pain issues. The water is very soothing and the tread mill allows for a nice aerobic workout that is difficult to get otherwise. It already has jacuzzi jets to increase resistance, and you can't change your mind while it's filling because you have to wait inside the machine while the water loads and drains. There is a heater to adjust the temperature. Also, the water level goes higher than shown in the picture, which helps with weight bearing.
Posted by: kcs | December 09, 2007 at 10:41 AM
where can I find out more on this product?
Posted by: Tom Luce | December 09, 2007 at 12:08 PM
Nope, can't use it. Nancy Pelosi and I have both identified this horror as a torture machine. Don't tread me, bro!
Posted by: Steve-o | December 09, 2007 at 08:20 PM
It is not a torture device, unless you are lazy. Then it would be torture. But otherwise it would be a good idea if you want a different workout.
Posted by: spartan ala laser | December 10, 2007 at 05:34 PM
hi my name is aj and im 14 years old and i happen to be looking at the websiteand this caught my eye. To the woman or man who said this would be torture is plain old lazy because the are to many positives that over take the risks the only you could really torture yourself is by putting your head under for a while but that sounds like some shit you would since this is torture
Posted by: AJ | December 10, 2007 at 09:27 PM