Posted in Health, Luxury, Sports on 27 October 2009
Tired of the treadmill that pains your knees and ankles? Or has your exercising dream crumpled because of some serious leg trouble? Did you know you could actually exercise in zero gravity and with hardly any pain?
Unless it was about swimming in water, or a ride up in space, it was near impossible till now. But AlterG M300 Anti-Gravity Treadmill makes possible exactly that.
The treadmill is meant only for the really rich. It has a price tag of $ 24,500, and will be available on sale from next month.
How does it work? It creates enough air pressure inside its enclosure to create near vacuum. It uses differential air pressure around your lower body, to lift you up.
The machine then allows you to exercise by moving your legs in 20 per cent less gravity or any differential space between that and normal gravity.
The overpriced version is already being used by 50 per cent of NBA teams and many NFL teams besides some college athletic schedules. In near future, the machines may well make it to your neighbourhood gym.
AlterG is surely a gift for those athletes recovering from injuries, the elderly who must exercise but have no energy or muscle power for it, and patients who need exercise.
Via: AlterG
Posted in Health, Sports on 23 October 2009
Fitness aces will tell you that an effective cardio workout is all about getting your heart rate into the right training mode. Cardio exercises do not need you to sprint.
Mobia Treadmill’s simple innovation has in it the right mix for your workout. The treadmill by Nautilus gets you to walk forward like on any other treadmill. But then here, you also step up like it is a moving stair. The workout is intense because of this with the motion of an elliptical.
The maximum speed on this treadmill is four miles per hour, and its three in one motion gets you results you may get through a sprint, even at a walking pace. Thereby you save your joints and muscles.
Posted in Concept, Designer, Fashion, Gadgets, Technology on 12 May 2009
With a fitness consciousness dawning in rapidly, we are not really surprised to spot one health regime armory almost every week, each claiming to be different and better than the rest. The Power Plate is one such training machine. Designed by a Japanese who goes by the name of Kenzo Takada, this ‘revolutionary’ system is expected to be a very efficient training device.
We hear that the Power Plate works on vibrations that help realize new levels of health, fitness and performance. And the latest from Takada tells us that he has redesigned his famous machine making it look ‘appealing’ (though many of you might not agree with looks) with a mix of pink, blue and green flowers against a backdrop red gloss. Apparently, the idea was to brighten up the exercise regimen that most people are either bored or dread to undertake on a regular basis.
Posted in Concept, Health, Technology on 8 March 2009
WAVE will be known as more than just a word from now on. Well, thanks to a North American company it is also an acronym for Whole-Body Advanced Vibration Exercise. This brand mainly focuses on vibration exercise technology. So be it researching, manufacturing, training and educating, the folks here like to do it all!
Their first consumer model called WAVE Contour Plus was launched recently. The makers claim that this fitness device is capable of giving the result of an hour of regular exercise in just a 15-minute session. It has been designed to stimulate the body’s natural stretch via involuntary muscle contractions. As a result, you get a wholsome body workout, and it doesn’t matter what age group you belong to.
Posted in Home Appliances, TV on 22 October 2008
Hitting the gym or even the treadmill is not something that is for the lazy and surely demands a certain amount of craziness for fitness to continue it consistently. But with the fitness freakiness gaining popularity and with the so called “size zero” becoming a popular way of walking the ramp, it only seems fair that we have a treadmill that takes the concept of fitness up several notches. The Smooth Fitness Treadmill not only gives you an incredible workout, but also makes sure that you get entertained while sweating out those extra pounds.
Posted in Entertainment, Health on 2 August 2008
Climbing wall is a different form of exercise that provides you with a relaxation similar to hours spent in gym. On first glance, it may seem to be drive you back to reveries of rock-climbing with a group of school friends. Today we smile on our levels of fear that use to stop us from shoving upwards or sliding downwards after a certain level. But the Treadwall (pictured above) takes away all your fears without compensating upon the excitement of rock climbing. Operating like a treadmill, it would engage your whole body with this wall allowing you to monitor your body pace.
Accessible on the Natural Pace Technology, the self-paced, motor-minus (for eco-buffs) climbing wall quietly moves downhill as you scale up, always maintaining your foot just a step off the floor. Some may perceive it as an expertise aerobic trainer as it performs better with the totaling of a Polar heart-rate recipient, incorporated right into the Treadwalls’ counter-timer unit. Eradicating the want to fasten on or start up, an effortless spin of the wheel alters the angle of the wall from a trouble-free slope to a stern overhang. With this, it would be easier for health club and school authorities to offer complete gymnasium experience to their savvy members. Priced at $10,000, it categorically aims at developing the vigor for all ages and aptitudes!
Via Gizmodo / Coolest-gadgets
Posted in Health on 28 July 2008
Yes, patients with stroke now can do away with the burden of being glued up to their beds as now they can be hopeful to burn their stress and rejuvenate whilst being at home. Also, those introvert nerds can now join the queue as there cannot be a better way to workout without beating the front door. The dome shaped treadmill here sports an arched VR display ion its face. Designed and developed by University of Tsukuba Japan, the VR treadmill can lodge an 80kg person at an on foot speed of 1m/sec with pace of 80 cms. Offering a viewing angle of 270 degrees horizontally and 60 degrees vertically, the development of VR Treadmill is still under process and may prove to be pricey for hospitals.
Agreed, the suspended VR display may divert you from your workout position but envisage the video game potential.
Check out the video:
Via NewLaunches
Posted in Health, Technology on 21 July 2008
In this fast-driven lifestyle one hardly gets time to visit gym; hence the desire to stay fit remains unfulfilled. If you have noticed then the nature of gadgets produced these days bear the similar theme. Three cheers to the efforts of Architect Antonio Citterio, who along with his assistant Toan Nguyen has developed fitness cum wellness system. Called Kinesis Personal, the system assists the user to revive potency litheness, fortitude and stability. After spending minutes over this device, your mind and body may feel the right kind of balance to augment the overall occurrence. In wider sense, the device aims at addressing a revolutionary lifestyle statement. If it fails to convince you then free-feel to consider the Ferrari unica home gym or experience the climbing wall gym shot.
Via Tuvie / TechnoGym
