Alright, fitness fanatics and home gym aficionados, I’ve got a question that has been tickling my brain while I avoid yet another workout: Why are treadmills so painfully unengaging? Seriously, call in the creative forces! Why isn’t there a “Game of Thrones”-style treadmill where dragons appear with every calorie burned, or a treadmill that makes you feel like you’re in an action movie chase scene? I mean, besides staring at the wall, sweating bullets from places you didn’t know existed, where’s the motivation?
Wouldn’t it be lovely if every step you take on this contraption could generate a few more pixels on a ridiculous, interactive landscape that perhaps promised a six-pack by the time you virtually climbed Mount Everest? And while we’re at it, can someone please invent a treadmill with a snack dispenser (let’s keep it healthy, folks, I’m talking about broccoli-flavored M&Ms), or one that showers you with confetti every time you break a personal best?
Your mission, should you choose to accept it: dream big and brainstorm the most outrageous yet fantastically possible treadmill innovations that could catapult our boring plots of running rubber into the age of entertainment. Ready, set, run in place until you’ve come up with something genius!