The concept of a green gym is not new, but having more and more gymnasiums adopting this technique certainly is a pleasant surprise. We humans are always trying to figure out interesting ways to utilize renewable energy, and this gave rise to exploring the terrain of a fitness center. Every day tons of people visit gyms and produce tremendous amounts of energy through workouts, and optimally utilizing this to supply power is ultra-cool.
Portland’s The Green Microgym also plans to pursue a similar mantra. The owner of the place said that the Human Dynamo is an exercise machine that consists of four spin bikes that are attached to a small generator. These bikes have weed-whacker motors and truck alternators so that the clientele can easily create energy and eventually power the space, generating up to 75 watts per hour. Future plans include power generation from elliptical trainers. This certainly is a good technique to save up the gigantic amount of electricity used in these places. Now only if these ideas were adopted on a larger scale!
Via: Clean Technica
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Interesting, but I wonder how the guys who workout will react to the fact that the gym gets free power even as they sweat-it out. They may ask for discount or even free membership here in India :)
Manish these guys are well aware of this! Which makes it so cool, I agree with you. They should probably get some discount but don’t you think this is a brilliant idea? I think it is superb. I wonder why people never came up with something like this before. I guess now- a -days every body is environment conscious and thinking of every possible way to make less use of non-renewable energy
You bet, its great to see many places where such efforts are being made to generate electricity using unconventional method such as this like dance floor generating electricity or even generting electricity by climbing stairs etc... individual establishments getting powered by alternate method.
A lot of establishments now-a-days are getting powered by alternate methods and that certainly is praiseworthy. I was so happy when I wrote this and in a matter of 2 days I got to write on a similar post. http://www.ecofriend.org/entry/the-multi-utility-gym-car/ Even this concept is amazing; just wish such things also come to India.