10-04-2017, 08:36 PM
A treadmill assembly that includes a frame and a treadmill belt. In addition, a sensor produces a signal representative of an aspect of the user's position relative to at least one point on the frame. A belt rotation assembly turns the belt with a speed related to the signal. In one preferred embodiment the speed of the belt is inversely proportional to the distance between the user and the front of the treadmill. In another preferred embodiment the treadmill is sized to support a cycle.
Bicycle riding is valued as exercise for many reasons. It is an outstanding way to develop aerobic and anaerobic fitness, it is the basis of a popular competitive sport, it is relaxing and therapeutic, and it is also used as a typical workload in physiology research.
