This is my second post on this topic, I came across an article in the section Education Plus of the newspaper The Hindu ( Hyderabad Edition), which shows a photo of a project and a small article on it which is completed by some students from DVR college of Engineering.

The students have developed a system that can convert your morning workout energy to electrical energy. The system can also store the generated power in a battery so that it can be used whenever required.

The system just looks similar to a bi-cycle. The power is generated by pedalling. As mentioned the model has a transmission ratio of 8. If a person paddles for half an hour, the generated power is suffeicient to light up two tube lights and a fan for two hours. The approximate cost s mentioned as Rs. 8,500/- I think it is reasonable for a Gym Owner to buy it.

I see it is a good model and should be encouraged, so that this can be made more optimized for better power generation. My idea is, this system should also be implemented in other workout systms of Gym, I hope it can done by using adjustable pulleys, belts, etc… so that a person can adjust the system according to his energy level during workout.

Results could be that if a Gym implements this systems, he can earn more by selling the generated electricity by peopple workouts or he can even make his Gym free for people and sell electricity. I think this should be calculated.

The earlier post I posted on this topic was in the month of September(2009) Dated 20.

This idea I got when I was thinking of how to generate electrical energy physically. I feel this can be worked out very much and can create a new attractive place. As I see today many people join gym and workout themselves to stay fit, and many to loose their excess weight/fat.

Many of them workout heavily by lifting weights, push ups, etc… Now just think that a person lifting weight of 10kgs to give a shape to his/her arms is connected to a generated through some mechanical arrangements, this may increase the load you may be thinking. But then let that 10kg weight is reduced to 200grms and force setting is made with the arrangement connected to generator, then just set at 10kg and generator will start generating power! This is just for an idea making arrangements with the weight lifting, now lets say if we made arrangements to all the equipments in the Gym, it can generate good amount of power I think which can run 2-3 houses or more.

Also I think the connection can be optimized for generating more amount of energy if the connections are made by springs. Here I have idea of the old trrriiiiinnnnnnnggggggg…. watches to which you have rotate key. The old watches operating with springs are once rotated 4 times and it will run for 24hrs, same way if the spring are connected then this may optimize and generate more energy. I hope we can research on this and make it into reality.

This can be called 100% green source of electrical energy without any pollution or anything. It will be like work and enjoy the energy. You will be benefited from both the sides I feel someone should work on it research on it and build a Gym like this where all the Gym equipments generates power.