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is running on a treadmill different than running outside?

Anonymous Sun 13 Oct 14:12:44 2019 No.11055009 View Reply Original Report

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Logically, I know that motion is relative, and that running on a treadmill is no different than walking outside opposite to Earth's spin.

But when I actually get on the treadmill, it feels like it's pulling my legs behind and I'm not doing that much pushing forward. Doesn't make sense, but that's how it feels.

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Anonymous Sun 13 Oct 2019 14:18:54 No.11055025 Report

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>>11055009
On a tread mill, you don't need to accelerate yourself to a running speed and you have no momentum (compared to the floor next to the treadmill), so it's obviously very different from running outside.

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Anonymous Sun 13 Oct 2019 14:22:01 No.11055033 Report

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>>11055025
If you are running for a long period of time (relative to the amount of time you take to accelerate up to running speed, which is usually only a couple seconds), then the amount of energy your muscles use, and the forces they have to exert to maintain speed relative to the ground is basically the same.

There is no difference. Keep in mind that humans do not apply force on their surrounding in a conservative way.

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Anonymous Sun 13 Oct 2019 14:22:31 No.11055035 Report

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You have no momentium so it feels wrong, your boby also hates you because it's trying to use evaporative cooling and you are in stragnent air.

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Anonymous Sun 13 Oct 2019 14:47:24 No.11055115 Report

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>>11055009
For one, there's no air resistance pushing against you.

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Anonymous Sun 13 Oct 2019 14:47:46 No.11055117 Report

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>>11055035
This. Also, since the air friction slows you down when running outside, after the short air time where none of you feet touch the ground, you will be slower and you need to push yourself to speed again.
On a tread mill, you don't lose speed while in the air, so maybe that's why you get the feeling that your feet are pulled behind.

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Anonymous Sun 13 Oct 2019 14:55:00 No.11055133 Report

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>>11055009
Yes because you have to push yourself forward on the ground, and the ground is often bumpy, you'll have to turn corners and shit, sometimes get some faggot trying to talk to you when you run (who then gets puffed and asks you to slow down or stop because he's been talking too much)
Normally you'll burn more calories running outside unless you set your treadmill at a small incline to compensate for this.

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Anonymous Sun 13 Oct 2019 14:55:26 No.11055135 Report

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>>11055033
The energy doesn't change but the muscles activated to move are (minimally) different. It's a physiological question, not a physics one. Running on the treadmill under-utilizes certain muscles in the foot and tibia, and promotes a different way to land the feet, which is why shifting from treadmill to outside running, even on an even surface, will feel more tiring.

Disregarding wind resistance, running outside (not in a controlled, even area) also has other effects such as higher need for cognitive focus on running and needing to do small shifts to avoid obstacles or imperfections on the ground, which could hypothetically bring benefits to the training.

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Anonymous Sun 13 Oct 2019 14:59:07 No.11055137 Report

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yes because you don't need a treadmill if you're running outside

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