Human-Powered Floating Gym in New York?
- Posted by Alex Ion in Eco-friendly, Transportation
Jul 23,2008
The human-powered floating gym is the latests cool concept I’ve read about these days. I never thought that pedaling on a bike and burning calories, could actually be turned into a very green (river) transportation solution in New York City. Apparently architect Mitchell Joachim and personal trainer Douglas Joachim, did. They designed the River Gym.
I don’t know about you, but to be honest I thought at least once, that there is a significant amount of lost energy during workout and how can we use it somehow. I never managed to be that creative as these guys, and since their idea is really great for using the human power to tackle some transportation needs, they get my vote.
If they’ll ever be produced, the River Gyms will be floating along the Hudson and East rivers in Manhattan, stopping every 15 minutes to a new destination. Isn’t it a great way to peak on the view from a non-polluting “vessel”?
Though it’s a great idea, I’m holding my horses knowing that this thing won the New York Magazine’s Create a Gym competition in 2005 and we can’t workout on the river yet. Maybe there’s someone interested to invest and make it a great attraction in NYC. What do you think, does it have a chance?
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11 Responses to “Human-Powered Floating Gym in New York?”
This is an absolutely genius idea. But are the memberships free ? The other problem is that you can’t just get up and leave like you could if you got an emergency phonecall while on an elliptical machine.
I definitely like the idea of using the power from exercise equipment to good use, but I don’t know about this one… Personally when I’m done working out I like to end up back at home, and not down river. Maybe there are enough people in NYC that would use such a service after work as a subway alternative?
That’s how I power my PC.
It would be hilarious to make the ‘floating’ function dependent on the human-power. Exercise or sink!
you know, I always thought I was the only one who thought all the energy used at the gym could be put to use!! Thats funny!! Well, whats the hold up? Why cant it be?
Not just New York, why not other cities? London, Moscow, Paris, seaside cities, river cities, it would be an excellent opportunity to keep the world fit while saving energy. Its like a bike, but giant. And on a river
Nice morning exercise before work. If someone’s too lazy to go home too in this thing, they can ride a bike 
Stumbled!
Haha Rebs, I agree!
:line 4 Maybe even go on a boat if they don’t want to take another work out.
how about human powered barges? Make fat people get rid of the trash they are creating with all their fast food containers. Or, how about make the gym a prison gym. Prisoner powered transportation!
Really. This is just stupid idea unless people have a way to get off at any moment.
@ marvin
Would you go for the idea if it was just a normal gym, that when a person is working out it stores the energy?People can get off or stop at anytime, but the energy released by the person is absorbed.
why not just produce electricity , would be more useful for lazy folks like me
Pie in the sky stupid idea. You would need a licensed skipper on every one of these gym boats. Not well thought out.
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