Articles tagged with: Exercise

$10,000 Treadwall: Literally Climbing Walls & Virtually Rock Climbing
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

VR Treadmill for Patients and Guess Introvert Nerds!
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.

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Via NewLaunches

Wellbeing Pool Offers Spa Therapies
Posted in Health, Products, Shopping, Technology on 19 June 2008

Wellbeing Pool

After a stressful day at work, a treadmill or a gymnasium is what a tired being looks forward to revive himself for night-long activities and a fresh start tomorrow. But the tight schedule doesn’t allow them visit the gym on daily basis. Hence, I introduced you to an underwater treadmill retailed for £35,000 that can be easily installed at home. But if that seems a too limited option for a complete family solution then bring home the latest creation of wellbeing pool from the house of HydroPhysio.

Aimed at offering spa type therapies, the open design immediately endorses leisure and healing. Its water temperature can be adapted and set to facilitate effectual psychoanalysis or post sport treatment. The advantage it shares over ordinary or underwater treadmill is that it allows you immerse the upper body. It features resistance jets and lighting within the high visibility design at the corner posts. These jets are accessible for gentle massage muscle groups and hearten further recreation.

Care CKR-28 Surfing Massager
Posted in Health, Property, Shopping on 20 May 2008

Care CKR-28 Surfing Massager

Surfing massager is a revolutionary offering developed by invigorating a variety of surfing exercise. The standard moving exercise done on this certainly improves blood circulation and infuses high levels of energy within you. Whilst working, surfers must maintain the same pace with the surfing board, thereby producing an alternated movement in their entire body. Priced at $399, it is worth a try!

TrekDesk Treadmill Workstation Redefines Your Personality
Posted in Designer, Furniture, Health on 17 May 2008

TrekDesk Treadmill Workstation

If time-crunch or rather loads of work stops you from being fit then here is the solution. The installation of the product called TrekDesk assures a fitness walk while you are engrossed winding up tasks at your workstation. Not literally, but yes you can keep muscling your body parts while at work. It enables you loose weight, burn stress and allow you devote more time with your loved ones. Those impressed with the functionality of the Trekdesk can play with their existing treadmill and can convert it into a treadmill desk. The Trekdesk chair is flexible enough to be positioned under the deck of any present treadmill and swings out of the way when not in use. Easy to monitor, it’s possible to slow the pace of the TrekDesk by lifting the clear panel for entrée to your treadmill joystick. The TrekDesk chairs behave the same way.

TrekDesk Treadmill Workstation

It seems the desk is designed after considering every possible comfort attached to it. It’s not only health-caring but also time saving.

Via Gadgetell/ TrendsNow

Hydro Physio Lifestyle: Future of Exercise and WellBeing
Posted in Designer, Health, Home Appliances on 6 May 2008

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Hydro training is essential for an overall physical and mental fitness of people across all age groups. It has been proven that the nature of water-based aerobics enhances muscular vigor and adds strength to the joints. And if you agree with me then here you can have a revolutionary working out and wellness know-how with the Hydro Physio Lifestyle range. It is developed and designed to extract the distinctive advantages of practicing a workout in a water pool to progress the health, vigor and comfort of folks getting their best shot at their profession levels and having an utterly stressful day.

Unlike other available modes of exercises, this one surely is less stressful and the innovative gears enrich its users with the exceptional experience on this water-running treadmill. Sounds weird but it is really exciting! Installing this Hydro Physio Lifestyle is an easy job and the integrated variable water heights facilitate people with diverse muscle to relax themselves. It is also flexible enough to adapt suiting the height and weight of the user. The extensive glass side area makes user feel less enclosed and the whereabouts can be viewed from outside. The glowing theme of the water further augments the overall experience of the product. The maintainence of the water depth, treadmill speed and resistance can fully be programmed through the instinctive touch screen with a possibility of adding a voluntary second screen for the trainer. It is designed to add value to your decors and comes with a wheelchair access.

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