Treadmill headrush?

I used a treadmill today for the first time.
When I was done and walked off the treadmill,
I felt a "headrush" -- a disorienting feeling.

Is that normal? Or does it mean that I did
something wrong?

I walk and bike ride periodically. I tend to
walk at 4 MPH on flat terrain.

On the treadmill, I ramped up to 4.3 MPH, the
speed at which I walked for most of the time.
I used the treadmill for about 30 min. That
includes 5 min of warm-up and cool-down. I did
the cool-down manually. The "cool down" button
wanted to slow the treadmill to 1.3 MPH. I
cannot walk that slow . I kept myself well
hydrated during the exercise. I was not hungry
at the time I exercised.

Absolutely normal.

The first time I used the treadmill, when I got off it felt like I was
falling backwards (or the world around me was suddenly moving forwards).

Enjoy the feeling, it only happens the first few times you use the
treadmill.




"Help Me" <hlpme31416.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I used a treadmill today for the first time.
> When I was done and walked off the treadmill,
> I felt a "headrush" -- a disorienting feeling.
>
> Is that normal? Or does it mean that I did
> something wrong?
>
> I walk and bike ride periodically. I tend to
> walk at 4 MPH on flat terrain.
>
> On the treadmill, I ramped up to 4.3 MPH, the
> speed at which I walked for most of the time.
> I used the treadmill for about 30 min. That
> includes 5 min of warm-up and cool-down. I did
> the cool-down manually. The "cool down" button
> wanted to slow the treadmill to 1.3 MPH. I
> cannot walk that slow . I kept myself well
> hydrated during the exercise. I was not hungry
> at the time I exercised.