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Treadmill

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A machine with a moving strip on which one walks without moving forward.

A treadmill was originally a wide wheel turned by the weight of people climbing on steps around its edge, used in the past to provide power for machines or as a punishment in prisons.

The treadmill today serves as a device to maintain physical fitness.

It is an essential component of the exercise treadmill test (sometimes simply called a treadmill test or exercise test).

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