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"A Broad Endless Strap"
Oliver Evans described "a broad endless strap of thin pliant leather revolving over two pulleys in a case ortrough". Maybe this was the start? -
Horse Treadmill
Horse treadmill patent. -
First Operational Treadmill
First operational treadmill was created (meant to harness animal power to churn butter, spin wheels, or pump water, ect.) -
Conveyor Belts in Factories
Treadmills/coveyor belts were common in factories (Expecially Ford Motors) They reduced labor costs significantly which made products afforable to the public. -
Popular Science Magazine
Popular Science magazine published an article describing how treadmills can be used as a “training track”. -
The Stress Test
Robert E. Bruce first thought to use the treadmill for humans to walk on as a stress-test to test a patients vital signs and heart health. -
George Jetson and Astro
Cartoon featured a popular character George Jetson running the treadmill with his dog Astro. -
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Fully Accepted
By this decade, the treadmill was fully accepted as a vital, futuristic, and convenient piece of exercise equipment. -
The PaceMaster
Aerobics Inc. began full scale production of PaceMaster, one of the first affordable at-home treadmills. -
The Anti-Gravity Treadmill
The Anti-Gravity Treadmill was originally conceived in 1992 by Dr. Robert Whalen and physician Alan Hargens at the Ames Research Center in Mountain View, CA to design effective exercise regimens for NASA’s astronauts. -
Treadmill in Space Stations
NASA installed a treadmill in the space station to help astronauts keep fit in zero-gravity conditions. -
AlterG was founded
AlterG was founded in 2005 by Sean Whalen, son of the NASA researcher Robert Whalen who built the first prototype. -
First Prototype of the AntiGravity Treadmill
The first prototype of the Anti-Gravity Treadmill was produced. Installed for the Nike Oregon Project under the supervision of accomplished track and field coach and former Olympic marathoner Alberto Salazar. -
Antigravity Treadmill sold Commercially
The Anti-Gravity Treadmill was first commercially sold in November 2006, several months after the prototype model was sold to Salazar at the Nike Oregon Project. -
Washington Wizards purchase an AlterG
The Washington Wizards, with Head Athletic Trainer Eric Waters, were the first professional sports franchise to purchase an AlterG in November 2006 -
Introduced in Europe
The Anti-Gravity Treadmill was first introduced in Europe in 2008 and sold to AC Milan. -
Alter G Cleared by the FDA
