by Nicole Mercedes
What if your gym workout did more than just benefit your personal health? What if it contributed to the health of the planet as well? In Hong Kong, California Fitness (subsidiary of 24 Hour Fitness Worldwide), runs a popular gym program called “Powered by YOU”, which converts the energy burned by its members on workout machines into the powering of its lighting fixtures, storing additional energy in a battery.
Now, US companies are in the process of developing the same technology for gyms closer to home. One such gym, The Green Microgym in Portland, has launched the first human-powered gym in the country by creating the Human Dynamo, a battery hooked up to several workout machines which allows those working out to convert their energy into electricity. The gym’s goal is to one day run solely on the clean, sustainable energy it generates.
We can’t wait until more eco-friendly gyms start popping up all over the country so that we, too, can work out while at the same time cutting down on the burning of fossil fuels.
Talk about motivation to hit the gym!
-A battery hooked up to workout machines
at The Green Microgym in Portland, OR-
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