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gym of the future

Started by daverad · 10 months ago

I must admit, going to the gym is definitely not the highlight of my day but I get myself to go nonetheless.  I was noticing that when I use the weight machines, I lose track of my rep count when Im really tired. In some instances, I was just cheating and wanted to go from [...] ... Continue reading »

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  • Christos Panidis

    1 year ago

    A great addition to that would be to design entire self sufficient gyms that house equipment that efficiently converts your workout (not just cardio, but weightlifting) into electrical energy that would power the entire gym. In a single day, imagine how many reps at different weights are done on a squat machine, late pulldown, bench press, etc. And imagine in addition to cardio machines that produce energy we could make weight machines that convert our weight workouts into energy (I think this can be done fairly simply and I am sure there are already designs out there). In addition to monitoring your monthly workout goals, you would be able to see how much energy you've produced for that gym which would drive down membership costs. And if the process is very efficient you could get paid for working out by providing surplus energy for the community...now that's motivation.
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  • daverad

    1 year ago

    hey christos!thanks for ur input! really great spin on the idea. if i knew the more i lifted the less i paid id be jacked :-)

    plus it would be great for the environment!
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