This informative infographic was designed by leading personal training course provider HFE to illustrate the fascinating history the treadmill, the world’s most popular piece of fitness equipment. The treadmill often leads global fitness equipment sales and it’s not hard to see why so many fitness facilities opt to have rows and rows of them on their gym floors. The infographic charts the complete evolution of the treadmill, starting with the Ancient Romans and charting its development right through to the present day.
Source: https://www.hfe.co.uk/
Score from the experts at Killer Infographics
Visual Communication - 80%
Design - 85%
Content/Script - 75%
Usability - 80%
80%
Final Grade
This infographic gets high points for visual communication—from the moment we see it, the header illustration lets us know it's about treadmills; there's no need to read a word. Afterwards, the illustrations are fun and engaging, and continue to communicate the ideas contained within the infographic in visuals rather than relying too much on the text. All of this makes this piece very shareable. Still, we'd recommend lightening up the content even more, relying on bullet-pointed lists and icons over sentence-length blocks of text. And there is some inconsistency in the design and illustration style, which is even more jarring when displayed next to photos. Overall, we'd give this infographic a B.
