This is just what I needed.

Something like this happened with my mother a few weeks ago.

fuckin A'
bless those kitties.

ADORABLE!

I would like to see images of goldfish swimming being projected on the wall in front of the treadmill. It would just take it to the next level for me.

Hahaha, this is great!
I put my bulldog on a treadmill and he shot right off and into the wall like a fuzzy bowling ball. He shoots me dirty looks whenever I run on it, poor guy.

@Atsumi: She had to compete for a treadmill?

Go little guy go!

That one cat is determined!

I swear to f**king GOD, I will get to the end of this freaky carpet and reach the blue wall. I WILL!!!.......

.......DAMN IT!

Kitties need to work off the catnip one way or another.

Awesome. Also, so glad I never watched Two Girls, One Cup.

LOL we should get winston on a treadmill!

@PICKLES IN MY TUNA: or the kitties watching Ok, Go! on TV.

Ahh, I just sighed happily. Between this marvelous video and happy hour at Sonic (87 cent strawberry limeade, yessirree), I might survive working late after all.

Now I want to try this with my two cats. Sadly I don't own a treadmill and I'm not sure how the local gym would feel if I showed up with two cats.

Hehe. I like how the one cat tries for a little bit, then gives up - "Fuck this, I'm a CAT. I'm gonna go sleep." Were they trained to do this? And how?

I like how the cat's tail sticks straight up the whole time.

@brendastarlet: YES. That would be brilliant.

nooooooo the work firewalls won't let me see the kittehs!

I had to share this with my group and I heard giggles coming out of every office.

@delicatedisarray: I just laughed at my desk at the image of someone trying to sneak two cats into my (upscale, hardbody) gym on Wall Street. Please, please do, and take photos.

@CollegeCamel: He's so happy. I love how the other cat tries and then is like, "fuck this," and walks away.

I'm so buying a treadmill now. You convinced me. I have three awesome furbabies waiting for something like this. Ewok really need a leaner tummy.

@nodoubt9203: Winston would be all "helllll no" and saunter off to sleep in a shipping box.

@KathrynwithaY loves Joan Collins: BWAHAHAHAHAHAAA!

I'm even lazier than motherfucking cats when it comes to exercise?!??

I am super glad the only relation this has to "Two Girls, One Cup" is the title of this post.

@cate3710: I don't think they were trained in any way, but I've never tried anything like it with my cats. (For one, I don't have a treadmill. For another, they fear the exercise bike. One tried to cuddle up to me when I was pedaling, puffing and sweating, and got in the way of the pedal. Poor thing.)

There are several YouTube videos out there of cats on treadmills, and I think one of them is a compilation. So apparently they're not terribly resistant to the idea.

I CAN HAZ CHEEZBURGER since i worked out.

And people say cats are smarter than dogs.

@alicetheowl: Ewok hits me in the head when I'm doing situps, but Mota stays the hell away from me, she got hit when I was making leg exercises.

@nodoubt9203: *looks at icon*
WINSTON SEZ NO

@Brigit: My cats would be scared shitless of a treadmill. They are scared (and intrigued) by our Scrabble board. We have the one that spins. Whenever we try to play they sneak up and bat it, tiles fly everywhere and they run away.

Cat #1: "OK, Go!"
Cat #2: "I never liked that video anyway. Stupid treadmill. I prefer yoga."

@alicetheowl: Fascinating. I can't see any cat I've ever owned doing this. But I am trying to train my cat to go outside on a leash - there was a not-too-great trip to the park, so we're sticking to the fire escape for now.

@haguenite: Me, too! (Me, neither?) I saw the Family Guy episode where Brian shows it to Stewie, and I was like, "Not. Me."

:)

This is teh cuteness, though.

@cate3710: You are? I've always wondered if that works. I tried doing that when I was a kid. Then again, I also forced my cat into baby onesies.

I usually excercised my cat by using a feather to make him do backflips. The Windows cursor drill where he would try to bat my arrow as if it's a fly also helped his eye-paw coordination.

@alicetheowl: Hehe my orange tabby likes to get on the treadmill sometimes. Although I never turn it on, so he's safe. But I got a picture of him standing on it that I find too hilarious. It's like he's saying, "Well someone has to use it, right?"

Once I think I accidentally turned it on and he was out of there like that. Silly cat.

Totes Adorable. :)

Just what I needed to get me to the weekend.

I just hope OK GO doesn't get a hold of this cat video...

@cate3710: I have hilarious images in my head now of a cat on a leash in the park, totally trying to get away. You should get a video of that and post it here, pleeeeeease!
And then take him to the gym.

I hope this shows up on Letterman, it seems like something he would enjoy.

OK, speaking of cats on treadmills, this one is adorable too. Two things make it so: the fatness of the cat and the WTF look on its face. Brilliance.

+ Watch video

@Archetype: Yeah, she used to be a street cat, and looks out the window so longingly sometimes, that I feel horrible keeping her in a tiny apartment all the time. I don't think I'd ever take her on regular walks around the block or anything, though.

@wednesdaywolf: Yeah, she tried to make a run for the bushes the first time. And then I had her in the carrier with her head sticking out, and she got into a staring match with a goose. That's when we went home.

@cate3710: Hahahahahahaha....nice.

@hammerimissu: No, she fell off the end.

Well, clearly I have no excuse. I guess I'm takin my ass to the gym tonight. *sigh*

I love how the one cat is all trying to get a REAL workout. Kitty fell off and got right back on.

Crazy cats. Now how do I get my lazy cats to do this?

@lalaland13: If you put that cat in a bucket of water it would be one-third the size!

@Brigit: I'd thought they'd steer clear of me after that. The smarter one didn't need to get beaned to learn the lesson. Instead, he sits JUST out of reach and watches me. He's like a little Spock. The other one (the one who got smacked) will just eye me uneasily from the doorway.

@cate3710: I've been trying that with the one who's escaped twice this Spring. Clearly, there's something he's fascinated with out there. He's getting better about it, but the last time I tried it, it was raining. He gave me this look like, "You have GOT to be kidding me," laid down next to the door, and went completely limp.

I don't even try it with the bratty cat.

I identify with the slow kitty.

This thread has taught me that I need a cat. Boyfriend's allergies will just have to take one for the team.

@alicetheowl: BWAHAhahahahahahahaha for a while mine would wait until I was in all fours doing leg-ups and lay underneath me just, you know, chillin out under a bridge or something.

Thanks for the laugh!

Ha, this so reminds me of when, back in the day, I used my treadmill for exercise and not as a coat rack. There I was chugging along. My 8-pound, fluffy diva house bunny hopped over and jumped on. I shrieked, held onto the handles so I wouldn't crush her and watched her roll right off the end. Of course Her Grand Bunness shook herself, looked around and hopped away like it never happened. I so wish I had that on film.

@CorporateTool: Mr. Brigit is an asthmatic smoker... it just meant no kitties in the bedroom, loads of vacuuming,and a rubber broom for the carpet.
Seriously, multiple cats are better than cable.

@Rose_Selavy: Hehehehe. Awesome bunny.

Oh Jezebel!! Thanks, I was just dumped about an hour ago, I needed this!

I'm gonna have to buy a treadmill. With 9 cats here we could have a little herd on that thing and a few of them could use it. We've nicknamed Emerson 'Mo Cat because she is, well, 'mo cat. Prior to that it was Moby Cat. Porsche looks like a tortie bowling ball with legs, tail and an itty bitty head.
We do feed them diet food because we worry about their weight. The vet says it all depends on how much diet food they eat and I'm thinking they spend a whoooole lotta time at those bowls! We can't pick up the dry - some of the others need to free feed. The old ladies (16 and 18) are on supplemental feedings too.... To many fuzzies to keep track of!
But the treadmill is intriguing.

@Gretchen: 9 cats! Please, can I come play at your house? It sounds like the land of happiness.

@Brigit: They should have a cable program that features multiple cat households. Now that would be the ultimate.

I also do loads of vacuuming. My Dyson and I are very close. We spend an hour of quality time together every stinking day. We also have the ridiculously expensive cat brush/comb thingy called "The Furminator". Stupid name, but that thing works and they love it. Everyone has to get brushed once a week. When we start brushing cats the rest of the herd actually lines up to wait their turns. Too funny.

@Khrushchev: DUDE, I was wondering if I was the only one waiting for the cat to shit on the treadmill.

Awwww. I have two meezers. One looks just like these guys and the other looks just like these guys... combined. I think he is just trying to stay bigger than the baby.

Perhaps I should invest in a treadmill for him.

@CorporateTool: Yes we are very happy here in fuzzybuttland. We also have 2 greyhounds because we can't decide if we're dog or cat people. At our house you always have a cat for your lap. You'll also have them take over your pillow, jump on the dining room table when you have friends over for dinner and puke in your shoes. Little comedians, all.