Definition of treadmill
1a : a device having an endless belt on which an individual walks or runs in place for exercise or physiological testingb : a mill worked by an animal treading an endless beltc : a mill worked by persons treading on steps on the periphery of a wide wheel having a horizontal axis and used formerly in prison punishment
2 : a wearisome or monotonous routine resembling continued activity on a treadmill the office treadmill
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Examples of treadmill in a Sentence
the treadmill of exhausting family schedules
the treadmill of the morning commute to work
Recent Examples of treadmill from the Web
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Wake Forest's Baker puts seniors on treadmills at the local YMCA to avoid bumpy sidewalks.
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Runners can work out on a treadmill facing a wraparound screen that puts them in a virtual Central Park.
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Federica Mogherini, the EU’s foreign-policy chief, has been furiously working the Balkan diplomatic treadmill.
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Try alternating between sprints and walking on the treadmill, or visit orangetheoryfitness.com for a class near you.
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In this study, the researchers selected ninety-seven endurance runners (47 women) with diverse running backgrounds to perform, a discontinuous protocol of incremental treadmill running (4- minute stages, 1-kilometer per hour increments).
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The answer, according to a team at Carnegie Mellon University, is the combination of a genetic algorithm and a treadmill.
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Sumner was dogged by multiple injuries this past season and has only recently returned to some forms of physical activity, including running on a treadmill.
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Sumner, who had two seasons of NCAA eligibility remaining, only recently returned to some forms of physical activity, including running on a treadmill.
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First Known Use of treadmill
1822
TREADMILL Defined for English Language Learners
treadmill
playDefinition of treadmill for English Language Learners
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: an exercise machine which has a large belt that moves around while a person walks or runs on it
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: a boring or tiring activity, job, etc., in which you repeatedly do the same things
TREADMILL Defined for Kids
treadmill
playDefinition of treadmill for Students
1 : a device having an endless belt on which an individual walks or runs in place for exercise
2 : a tiresome routine
Medical Dictionary
treadmill
playMedical Definition of treadmill
: a device having an endless belt on which an individual walks or runs in place that is used for exercise and in tests of physiological functions—see stress test
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