Is treadmill running harmful?

As our pace of life quickens, more and more office workers have begun to use treadmills for running exercises. When running on a treadmill, you don’t have to be affected by the weather, nor do you have to worry about the outdoor smog damaging your cardiopulmonary function. You also have more freedom in terms of time, and you can run as long as you have time. Treadmills are becoming more and more popular among young people. So, are there any harms to our bodies when running on a treadmill?

Mistake 1: Landing with the entire sole of the foot. Many people are used to landing with the entire sole of the foot when running. In fact, this landing method is not correct. Since there is no cushioning and transition when landing, it is easy to "squat" and easily injure the cervical spine. This is especially true when running on hard surfaces such as asphalt roads. In the long run, it is easy to cause tibial periostitis.

Mistake 2: Taking too long a stride. When people first start running to exercise, they always like to increase their stride length to improve the exercise effect. In fact, increasing the stride length will inevitably result in a longer air time, greater fluctuations in the center of gravity, and heavier landing force, which will increase the vibration to the human body. When exercising on a treadmill, you should choose the appropriate speed according to your own ability. Stride length and frequency that exceed your ability may increase the chance of exercise risks.

Error three: Inner and outer eight characters. When walking daily, many people have "turned feet". If they still have "turned feet inward" or "turned feet outward" when running, then the knees and toes cannot remain in the same direction, which will increase the burden on the knee joints and easily cause injuries to the knee joints and other parts in the long run.

Mistake 4: Looking up at TV. In order to help athletes get rid of boredom, many gyms install TVs above or on treadmills. As a result, many people either look up or lower their heads while running, which increases the burden and vibration on the cervical spine. When running, your head should be kept naturally upright with your eyes looking straight ahead.

Through the above introduction, I believe everyone has an understanding of whether it is harmful to run on a treadmill. It can be seen from this that there is no harm in using a treadmill for running exercise itself, but because many people have incorrect postures or lack of concentration when running, injuries can easily occur.