Treadmill Inventor Dies

William Staub - inventor of treadmill dies at his home. He was 96.

His family said that he was still using a treadmill as recently as two months ago, Fox News reported.

Exercise Stress Test / Treadmill Test-Performed-Prepare-Interpreting
A stress test is used to test for heart disease. Exercise stress test is also called exercise electrocardiogram, treadmill test, graded exercise test, or stress ECG.

The mechanical engineer built his treadmill in the late 1960s. It was made up of 40 steel rollers covered by an orange belt, with orange dials to determine the time and speed.

Staub had owned an aerospace company but soon focused on selling his treadmill.

Health and fitness pioneer Dr. Kenneth Cooper said that the treadmill was almost exclusively used by doctors to perform stress tests until Staub came along.

Treadmill Exercise Improves Walking in Parkinson's Patients
Walking on a treadmill at a comfortable, low-intensity speed for a longer duration improves mobility in Parkinson's patients, revealed in a study.

Missouri State kinesiology professor Barbara Bushman said the Philadelphia-born Staub changed the way people exercised.

Source-ANI

Walking an Hour on Treadmill Everyday may Slow Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Progression
Walking on a treadmill for one hour a day may slow the progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in obese people with prediabetes.

Infants Injured at Birth can Walk Better With the Help of a Treadmill
A University of Michigan researcher suggests that infants with prenatal complications or who were injured at birth can walk better with the help of a treadmill.an walk better