
28. Treadmills can be dangerous.
“I saw the same thing happen, except it was an average guy running full speed on the treadmill. It was very early in the morning, so the gym was relatively empty. He slipped, and the treadmill shot him straight back, his towel flying into his face. Dazed and confused, he looked around to see if anyone saw. I did, but he didn’t realize, so he tried to get back on without realizing that the treadmill was still at full speed. He slipped again, fell on his knees, and got sent backward into the stationary bikes. Probably one of the funniest things I’ve seen at the gym.”
Reddit user godheem was lucky enough to witness this dramatic accident in person. It is even luckier that he saw it twice because the man exercising was unlucky enough to have it happen to him a second time. If you fall off a treadmill when it is at full speed, you would think you would turn the speed down before trying again. Sometimes there is more beauty than brains at the gym. This is lucky for us because then we get stories like this one, and there is no shortage of weird/funny stories about the gym.