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The Treadmill's Dark and Twisted Past

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Did you know that treadmills were actually designed as punishment devices? Check out this short history of what has now become a staple of fitness centers.

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Instructional Ideas
  • Use the video to launch research into other hard labor forms of punishment, penal colonies, and laws regulating treatment of prisoners
Classroom Considerations
  • Appropriate for health, social studies, or language arts classes
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  • The resource includes the video, related videos, discussion questions, and a brief assessment
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