Treadmill Running and iPad

Did the hard drive have problems with the hard disk? The iPad uses flash (solid state storage instead of a rotating hard disk). Thus, the iPad can't have hard disk problems. However, there are component in the iPad As in other devices) that will react to the vibrations from a treadmill and may cause problems. Isolating the iPad like foam rubber will help avoid problems.

I've used solid state iPhones and iPods on treadmills with no problem so I assume that the iPad should be ok. Just make sure you have a long cable on any headphones so that you don't pull it off where it is standing!

While I don't run on my treadmill, I have been using my iPad while walking. I've been using my iPad in this fashion since the middle of August, with a workout duration of 45 minutes, 3 or 4 times per week.

My iPad is in a $20 fake leather padfolio-style case that does seem to offer some cushion and isolation from vibration. With that case, the bottom half inch fits very snugly under the book/magazine arm. The top 20% or so does hang off the top of the book/magazine shelf, which at the beginning did worry me a little.

It works great for me. I can watch my favorite movies over the course of a couple of workouts - movies that otherwise would go unwatched (not suitable for children; my spouse doesn't want to watch it).

I have a pair of DJ-style over-the-ear headphones with a ~10 foot coiled cable. I have to turn the volume up to 80% or more to overcome the noise of the treadmill.

I find that stopping in the middle of a movie is great motivation to get back on the treadmill the next day!