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March 9, 2007
Human Powered Gym
I hate exercising. People that do it regularly and say it makes them "feel good" are weird to me. Don't get me wrong. I believe in being healthy and regular exercise should definitely be a part of everyone's regime but I'm talking about the people that do it everyday, for hours and have been for years. I wish there were some way to harness all that spent energy sweating.
Cue in California Fitness, a gym that now has "green cache". The exerciser's energies are harnessed into clean renewable energy, enough to power the gym with reserves going back into the city's grid. The gym's POWERED by YOU program is its most popular. One person on a cycle can generate up to 50 watt-hours of energy per hour. Just image a whole group of them going!
That's 4,380 liters of CO2 saved from our delicate atmosphere. Although the gym is in Hong, I'm sure we'll see similar green gyms popping up. Entrepreneurs are being challenged to come up with money making ideas that are environmentally friendly. Working out to improve your health and the planet sounds like a good idea to me.
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