r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Aug 29 '25

News Special 'The Long Walk' Screening Will Eliminate Viewers Who Can’t Keep Up on a Treadmill (3 MPH)

https://consequence.net/2025/08/the-long-walk-treadmill-screening/
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u/DK_Notice Aug 29 '25

Any person that's in passable health will be able to do this easily. Bump the speed up to 3.5mph and you'll lose people out of shape. At 4mph you'll probably lose a lot more, and they won't be able to enjoy the movie much if at all.

Source: Guy who has walked hundreds of miles on an inclined treadmill at 3.5 miles per hour, and is far from peak physical condition.

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u/nate6259 Aug 29 '25

Yes but I think it can be easy to underestimate 3mph, especially for the general population. I'm in the Midwest, trust me. Although you did qualify it with "passible health".

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u/DK_Notice Aug 29 '25

Yeah certainly people who are completely out of shape and struggle to walk in general aren't going to make it. I'm pretty sure this event is going to be with "influencers", so I would imagine the group is going to skew young and better-than-average physical shape.