You must have done a lot of running on the treadmill in the gym, have you ever seen an underwater treadmill? Only here in India, these special people run.. – india first underwater treadmill is in sports injury center safdarjung hospital delhi not in gym for players of cricket football hockey for healing injuries benefit details
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First Under water treadmill: You must have seen the treadmill in the gym and also ran a lot, but today we are going to tell you about a treadmill which is under water and it is available only at one place in India, Delhi. In this, a person runs on a treadmill under water. Let us know where it is and what are its specialties.
People who go to the gym run on a treadmill for cardio exercise. Some people also buy treadmill for home workout. But have you ever seen a treadmill underwater? Or have you ever run on an underwater treadmill?
Your answer will be no because till now it is present only at one place in India. This has been imported from America for some special people. But its specialty is such that you will be stunned to know it. Actually it is not just a machine but a complete healing system.
India’s first underwater treadmill has been brought to the Sports Injury Center in Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi. In this, water is filled from waist to neck as much as the person can bear and then running is done on the treadmill.
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Dr. Deepak Joshi, Director of Sports Injury Center, says that the underwater treadmill is mainly for the healing of players who get injured while playing. Running on it helps in the recovery of lower limb injuries very quickly. Besides, the energy required for exercise is also very less.
Dr. Joshi says that running on it provides pain relief. Players who have been injured in football, hockey, judo, wushu, kabaddi etc. run here for 15 to 20 minutes daily to recover completely after surgery. In this, the temperature and speed of hot or cold water is maintained.
