functional fitness
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How many have ever wondered at all the wasted energy in a gym? People pounding away on treadmills and stationery bikes.
"All of this energy is summarily dissipated and ultimately exhausted for the sake of a single individual's wellbeing" says Mitchell Joachim - eco-designer. Joachim has the answer: A Human-Powered River Gymnasium.

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12 Comments · July 23, 2008
The Gym Culture and Laziness
Gyms can be great places to go. They can also be extremely artificial. Sometimes I wonder if all the hundreds of different machines are really only useful for a competitive bodybuilder.
I also wonder if a conventional gym workout can wrongly replace other more functional forms of exercise. This picture and quote clearly captures that mentality.
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50 Comments · April 02, 2007