Self-Powered Gym Equipment
This study examined the economic and environmental benefits of using self-powered gym equipment, and measured the response of gym guests when presented with a choice of grid-powered vs. self-powered equipment.
The following was measured as part of this project:
- Equipment usage (hours per day) of all cardio equipment in a gym including treadmills, bikes, elliptical machines and rowing machines
- Equipment preferences of gym guests
- Patterns of equipment usage over a period of 4 months
- Impact of targeted messaging to encourage gym guests to use self-powered equipment
- Gym guest feedback about sustainability and the use of more environmentally-friendly gym equipment
- Cost comparisons (capital costs and maintenance costs) of grid-powered vs. self-powered cardio equipment
