Treadmills Linked with Fatalities

B2 – Upper Intermediate

Dave Goldberg was a very successful entrepreneur who died of a severe head trauma after falling off a treadmill. The cause of the fall isn’t clear yet. Some people would call Goldberg’s death a freak accident.

Read the article below to have more information on how dangerous some exercise equipment can be.

http://www.livescience.com/50744-dave-goldberg-treadmill-accidents.html

Discussion Questions:

1. After reading the article, do you think using a treadmill is that dangerous?
2. What other considerations do we need to take before we use any exercise machine?
3. Do you know of any other gym-related accidents?

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