![From Prison Bars to Fitness Bars: The Dark Origins of the Treadmill | by James Michael Andrews (Prism Media) | Aug, 2023 | Medium From Prison Bars to Fitness Bars: The Dark Origins of the Treadmill | by James Michael Andrews (Prism Media) | Aug, 2023 | Medium](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:749/0*CHibV-f3uzgAeCJv.jpg)
From Prison Bars to Fitness Bars: The Dark Origins of the Treadmill | by James Michael Andrews (Prism Media) | Aug, 2023 | Medium
History In Pictures - Pictured above is someone running on a treadmill in 1923. - Around 1817-1818, Sir William Cubitt, an English civil engineer, invented what was then known as the “tread-wheel.”
![The treadmill was invented originally in England as a prison rehabilitation device : r/interestingasfuck The treadmill was invented originally in England as a prison rehabilitation device : r/interestingasfuck](https://i.redd.it/l9kxlsz0x12a1.jpg)