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Eleptical Machines Generating Energy

Posted June 25, 2008 at 01:30 PM by Megan Hueter

Section: In The News, His Fitness, Cardio Training, His Gear & Apparel, Equipment, His Health, Physical Health, Lifestyle Health

eliptical Apparently, it’s more than just human energy that elliptical machines can generate. Thats Fit featured a post recently that says elliptical machines at Gainesville Health & Fitness Center are being used for more than health and fitness. They’re being used to convert the energy spent exercising into electrical power. When I saw this, I thought, “Wow, what a great idea! Why didn’t I think of this?”

According to That’s Fit, “Hudson Harr, the 22-year-old who came up with the ReCardio system—a patent-pending technology currently wired to 15 elliptical machines and working to convert the kinetic energy from pushing pedals into electricity. The power produced by the machines is plugged straight into the utility grid, which helps produce power for the gym and offsets utility costs.”

I can’t help but think that if they found a way to harness ALL of the energy created from elliptical machines everywhere, think of what a different that could make in terms of conservation. 


118 Responses to “Eleptical Machines Generating Energy” (Leave a reply)
  1. Alexa said:

    I’m sorry if this is a dumb question. Why does the title of your article have elliptical spelled “eleptical”?  Thanks.

  2. Banks Armstrong from Sarasota said:

    These stories always make me laugh.  There was a part of the movie Soylent Green where the hero offers to take a turn on a bike generator to charge a battery for his friend who read using an electric bulb.

    Some form of bicycle generator has been in use, well, since Edison. 

    If you look at the gym bike it is a marvel of pulleys and gearing.  That is the first necessary component of the “wiring” for any generator.  The problem, you see, is to spin a copper field within a magnetic field or spin a magnet inside some copper wire coil.

    Now, the extra electricity needs to be stored and there is a capacitor for this which as it overloads, trikles the overflow into a battery, or inverter which takes the electricity to the grid.

    So, whether a patent will be granted is really up for grabs as far as any “woirning” is concerned.

    The Recardio system also converts heat into electricity and that is always interesting because the only way to do that is a Rankin engine, so what I think is really happening is that the heat is reduced in some novel fashion to increase the eficiency, hence, electric output. 

    If one cares to, they just need to magnetize the balast wheel where the pedals are. Then even the flimsiest copper wiring interfering with the resulting magnetic field will produce a lot of power.

    Why do I say a lot? That ballast wheel is a marvel. It turns so darn fast for the amount of human effort. Anyone thinking generators would have to marvel at that. 

    So, it begs the question, why not connect one of these devices at a scale of, say 4x, to a water wheel and try to produce 50 to 100 kilowatts a day?

  3. That would be crazy generating power from elliptical trainers. I would give a big long scientific explanation but I think Banks Armstrong has it covered ;)

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  4. Jim said:

    Think they picked the wrong piece of equipment.  Ellipticals are always the last to be filled. Stationary bike’s, rowing machine(chained pulled) gets the rev’s going. Great concept.

  5. Thanks for such this great read, If one cares to, they just need to magnetize the balast wheel where the pedals are. Then even the flimsiest copper wiring interfering with the resulting magnetic field will produce a lot of power.

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    Then even the flimsiest copper wiring interfering with the resulting magnetic field will produce a lot of power.

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    The extra electricity needs to be stored and there is a capacitor for this which as it overloads, trikles the overflow into a battery, or inverter which takes the electricity to the grid.

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    The Recardio system also converts heat into electricity and that is always interesting because the only way to do that is a Rankin engine, so what I think is really happening is that the heat is reduced in some novel fashion to increase the eficiency, hence, electric output.  Outsourced Help Desk

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  29. If one cares to, they just need to magnetize the balast wheel where the pedals are. Then even the flimsiest copper wiring interfering with the resulting magnetic field will produce a lot of power.

  30. So maybe we can get discounts on memberships since we’re helping on on the electric bill.

  31. you have a lot of misspellings in the articles to correct, especially the title. no offense. great post though.

  32. I think this machine is a great invention. Hope the gyms set up more of these in house and turn themselves into small powerhouses.

  33. Wow! This is a great machine! I hope it generates enough electricity to chrage my iphone.

  34. This should encourage invention of more gym machinery which can convert the power wasted by men.

  35. OMG! I dont think Im able to generate 1000 Watt ever.

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  37. Energy is defined as the ability or the capacity to do work.Any form of energy can be transformed into another form, but the total energy always remains the same. This principle, the conservation of energy, was first postulated in the early 19th century, and applies to any isolated system. Although the total energy of a system does not change with time, its value may depend on the frame of reference. For example, a seated passenger in a moving airplane has zero kinetic energy relative to the airplane, but non-zero kinetic energy relative to the Earth

  38. Dave R said:

    This company sells a stationary bicycle stand that you can buy and put your bicycle on to produce electricity.

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    An exercise machine used for 1 hour will produce 50 wh of energy and save 150 wh!

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  42. Elliptical machines, also called ellipticals, elliptical fitness machines, elliptical cross trainers, elliptical gliders and elliptical exercisers, offer people a low-impact exercise. Ellipticals, appropriate for all fitness levels, maximize the time spent exercising while minimizing wear and tear on your joints. Using ellipticals is a great way to add to or improve your cross-training workout. Best of all, ellipticals add variety and may keep you motivated if you are bored with your current fitness routine.

  43. james said:

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    Some form of bicycle generator has been in use, well, since Edison. If you look at the gym bike it is a marvel of pulleys and gearing.  That is the first necessary component of the “wiring” for any generator.  The problem, you see, is to spin a copper field within a magnetic field or spin a magnet inside some copper wire coil.

  45. Slimona from Uk said:

    I think they probably used the wrong piece of equipments.  Elliptical are always the last to be filled. Stationary bike’s, rowing machine(chained pulled) gets the rev’s going. Great concept.

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    A thirty minute workout on one of the units produces enough electricity to run a compact fluorescent light bulb for about 2.5 hours or a laptop for 1 hour. The University of Oregon, which is using twenty of the units, estimates that if 3,000 people use the machines each day, it would produce enough energy to run one energy-efficient house.

    Like many other universities, the University of Oregon has a large electricity bill. The ellipticals are not expected to make a very big dent in the bill, but all those involved feel it is more about changing perception. By showing how simple it is to produce energy via a daily workout, it is bringing renewable energy and its various technologies more to the main stream than ever before.

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  87. Elliptical machines are generally less expensive and far quieter than treadmills and provide a complete lower body workout by rotating the use of the different muscle groups on your legs. However, you will have to be sure to use the elliptical that can incline throughout various levels. Some models have a fixed based and handles that allow you to exercise your arms, but I believe it is more helpful to exercise the different leg muscles as they are much larger than your arm muscles.

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  90. perform three more rounds of shadowboxing, or if you have a heavy bag handy, do three rounds on the bag. That puts us at about 28 minutes. Finish up the last two with ab work, then do some stretches

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