I don’t know how many times I’ve thought while working out at the Y “Wouldn’t it be so cool if, while I was running on the treadmill or working out on the elliptical, rower or espresso bike, I was making energy to power the facility”. Well…I found a company that has developed the technology to do just that. They are called The Green Revolution and they have the technology in place for cycling with treadmills, ellipticals and rowers to follow.
According to their website, “A typical Group Cycling class with 20 bikes will create about 3
kilowatts (KW) per session. A Group Cycling room that runs four classes
a day has the potential to create close to 300 KW a month. This is
equivalent to the amount of power needed to light a typical home for
half a year.” Instead of tracking how many calories you are burning, you can track how many kilowatts you are creating.
Perhaps the thought of creating clean green power would drag me out of bed in the morning and get me to the gym!!
Anyone else?