|
Could this be the Gym of the future? It is an interesting idea. The swipe cards would monitor how much time you spent on each machine then - depending on the efficiency of the machine - calculate whether you were a net user or contributor of energy to the building. At the end of the year, people get a rebate on their membership depending on how much energy their use of the treadmills and cardio machines has generated for the gym.” |
September 2nd, 2006
try the outdoors
September 3rd, 2006
cool
September 6th, 2006
commercial electricity is so cheap ( $0.10/KwH ) you’d have to exercise an extreme amount to even make a few dollars worth of electricity. The energy savings from harvesting the “free” electricity would likely not pay for the extra electrical wiring and card swipe hardware necessary to implement this idea, let alone make your gym membership cheaper. It might be nice to track your calories burned for dieting purposes…
If you want to save money and exercise at the same time, bike or jog instead of driving a car. I save about $3 a day commuting to and from work.
September 22nd, 2006
This already is available.
November 17th, 2006
Treadmills use up electricity not generate it.
January 11th, 2007
screw the gym and use it to power your house. thm you can use the money you don’t spend at a gym or on electricity for something else.
January 19th, 2007
how about a different application?
how many inmates do we have nationwide?
May 3rd, 2007
why not combining the cross trainers or whatever u might have at
home with a dynamo that supports a ralay.
And this relay switches the TV or whatever.
So, no training on your “bicycle” - no TV.
February 27th, 2008
I read about something like this in the 80’s. Although it wasn’t gym membership, it was recumbant bicycle trains for commuters. More ‘effort’ meant credits for showers or other amenities.