Sport and helping the environment at the same time is quite possible. We told you a few weeks ago about the practice of Plogging, but now it is not necessary to go out into nature. This initiative comes from Rochester, New York, whose objective is to create energy with the training of users. Science says that energy is neither created nor destroyed, it is only transformed; so thanks to indoor cycle machines produce electricity for the entire building.
Isn't it amazing that the energy we use to get fit ends up being converted into electricity?
Imaginarium, the ecological gym
This sports center has 21 cardio machines (16 cycles, 2 recumbent bikes and 2 ellipticals). All convert human energy into electricity for general use thanks to microinverter technology. The machine in question must be connected to a power outlet so that the energy we produce while training is transformed into kilowatts. For every hour of training it is possible to produce more than 160 watts, almost nothing.
It is true that all this energy is not enough to supply the entire gym, so it is shared with electricity generated by a photovoltaic solar system that is on the roof. This system has 26 kilowatts and two small 8 kilowatt wind turbines. This totally ecological way It is possible to cover the entire building.
It's not just a gym
Imaginarium is a project that also houses a art gallery and a science center. It features restaurants, a conference center, rooftop gardens, and an outdoor amphitheater. All this sustained with green energy.
«The Imaginarium has been a passion project for quite some time, and when our team began developing the ECO Gym, we knew SportsArt's ECO-POWR team would align with our goals to create a sustainable environment while offsetting costs.said Mike Nolan, the owner of I-Square.