The Woodway EcoMill generates own electricity

When you decide to be a little more eco-friendly about your exercise habits, it usually just means you toughen up and start jogging outdoors.  That is an ideal solution, but not everyone can or wants to do that, especially when it’s a cold rainy morning.  Well this EcoMill allows for you to workout indoors and still keeps things eco-friendly.  Not only do you get your exercise, but you generate enough electricity to power the treadmill.  Making it so that you don’t have to plug this into the wall and use even more energy.

While you’re exercising it charges the battery and then in turn keeps the display up and running.  It does this by utilizing Woodway’s near frictionless drive system.  Even if this might not be the best option for an at home gym, it’d be a great addition to a commercial gym.  It would also save them a little on the power bill, not to mention attract members that want a more eco-friendly experience.  It is a bit on the expensive side though, which might make it hard for some to afford it.  You can purchase it in either black or green for $8,500.

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thecolor » The Woodway EcoMill generates own electricity Says:

[...] The Woodway EcoMill generates own electricity Category: cypher-sec.org, social network, technology Shared by thecolor This is a great idea, which should also be put in place just based on the large volume of gym users. I mean really… all that power we put out could totally be recycled! [...]

arun Says:

Really lovely post on blog such a cool blog

greg Says:

the author must live in the south. What about us poor northerners. Who need a gym 8 months out of the year.

Make your treadmill workouts greener than ever! Says:

[...] Published by Maria Mihale, on Jun 06 2009, in the categories: Gadgets If your cell phone can be green (take Sony Ericsson GreenHeart for example) or the wireless music headphones that will help you listen to your favorite songs all day long, why not taking the treadmill to the next level? Why not trying to keep your life as green as possible? So that you know, you will have the chance to turn your treadmill workouts into eco-friendly ones not only by jogging outdoors, but also by exercising inside your home. We all know that rainy mornings are not encouraging for anyone, as enthusiastic as a person can be. The EcoMill is a treadmill that uses zero electricity, being powered by the person who decides to exercise and based on the near frictionless drive system developed by Woodway. Yes, you got it right, there’s no motor involved, so, if you want to have the treadmill powered, you’ll have to be energetic enough in order to charge up its battery. This way, you’ll have the information you need right in front of your eyes, on the display. I’m not sure if it’s a good idea for a person to purchase such a treadmill to use it at home, as it’s expensive like hell, with a price of $8,500, but I’m positive about the fact that it would be a great idea for a commercial gym. In this new era, green treadmill workouts will surely attract many tree huggers. (Source: Coolest-Gadgets) [...]

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