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VIDEO: An alternative use of a treadmill that’s been viewed 120K times

"Because there are many different ways to use a treadmill, here's another one," Kylie Shea Lewallen says of her ballet workout, which she filmed and posted on Instagram.

Kylie Shea Lewallen

Kylie Shea Lewallen shared an alternative way to use a treadmill on Instagram on Monday.

Rather than doing a tempo workout, an easy run or a long run, the professional dancer, model, and actress performed a ballet routine on the treadmill. She’s able to maintain balance as the treadmill belt moves at a relatively low speed. It appears she traded in her running footwear for pointe shoes.

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“Because there are many different ways to use a treadmill, here’s another one,” she captioned the Instagram post. “I’ve been envisioning this for many months and finally filmed it during my latest trip to New York City on a whim at 3 a.m. Don’t ever be afraid to get creative with your workouts.”

The perhaps lesser-known way of using a treadmill has been viewed more than 120,000 times since Jan. 23. In 2015, treadmill dancing went viral when Carson Dean appeared on Ellen after he shared a video on his Facebook.

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#PointeChronicles • Cross Training Pt. 3 ?? Because there are many different ways to use a treadmill… here’s another one! I’ve been envisioning this for many months and finally filmed it during my latest trip to New York City on a whim at 3am ? Don’t ever be afraid to get creative with your workouts! Big thank you to the @SohoGrandHotel for an inspired stay! From the moment I first walked in to the fitness room I knew it was the perfect place to make this video come to life. We will definitely be back! And to the incredible @Rupaulofficial , there is no song more motivating for strutting loudly and proudly! ??❤? Now #SissyThatWalk ???? #kylieshea #ballerina #RuPaul #balletdancer #sohogrand #pointe #ballerinas #dancers #crosstraining #ballet #dancelife #dance #YouCanDoit #sohograndhotel

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