Articles tagged with: fitness
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.
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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



