GOOD: Ecogym

Besides the obvious perks of having rock-solid abs, chances are you go to the gym because it makes you feel good. But nothing kills that post-workout buzz like contemplating the environmental impact of traditional gyms—the air conditioning, the cardio machines, the thousands of tiny towels that are washed daily. But Manuel de Arriba Ares, a retired Spanish gym teacher, has come up with an alternative: all the exercise equipment in his gimnasio ecológico requires no electricity and is made entirely of recycled materials. At Ares's gym, lowering your impact is no sweat.

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[zentonil]

Too bad this would never work in North America because some jackass would hurt themselves and sue.

[crock703]

clever, but seriously...

The public exercise equipment in China is made of steel, aluminum and plastics.

Considering the life of the equipment, its heavy and frequent use, and cheap mass production costs.. its worth the $ and eco-footprint costs.

[Grin8]

@llamajuice9

Ooooh.... Boy I feel dumb =]

[llamajuice9]

@Grin8 mirandese not mandarin >->

[angelcedeno11b]

hes a spanish teacher

[harukih]

He's from Spain, so hes obviously speaking Spanish.

And Mandarin is Chinese, so I don't think its a common language in Portugal....

[tej821]

Nice effort by the dude, but i'm pretty sure have those equipment can kill u in some way when working out.

[Grin8]

OK, before I made this comment, I researched Portugal... Common language is... Portuguese & mandarin... Why is he speaking Spanish? I would know I know Spanish....

[ReinOrgmets]

nice idea, got to give credit to the old man

[shorty962]

get off your lazy ass and make one

[loveforeignaccents]

It would be awesome -- well, it is, but even more so if I had one of these in my backyard!