We have human sized hamster balls, that are pretty popular with the younger humans…or at least the subset that went to my kids’ elementary school carnivals. So there’s a little support for your theory.
We also have treadmills and stair masters with a similar concept of infinite running or climbing, but they are not nearly as attractive to humans as wheels are to rodents.
Cats, rodents, ferrets, anything capable of running fast would enjoy this. Humans too if we could hop on and off without breaking any bones