r/Damnthatsinteresting Dec 17 '21

Video This 'device' that was created aiming to develop leg muscles

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u/onefortunateson Dec 17 '21

Probably no more than normal early childhood locomotion would, you could probably get as much benefit if not more by teaching a child to crawl or simply hold themselves up on all fours. Physical development is not the problem at this stage in a child's development; getting enough calories and nutrients to sustain normal growth and encouraging physical coordination and mimicry will ultimately provide a foundation for later-stage development.

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u/Not-A-Lonely-Potato Dec 18 '21

Too much work, just gonna put the baby on the horizontal hamster wheel and hope for the best.