Seattle is home to the new Green Microgym, started by Adam Boesel and inspired by a gym in Hong Kong. Mr. Boesel is striving to, “(lay) the groundwork to build a gym that [is] exclusively powered by a combination of solar and pedal electricity while being just as comfortable and effective as any other gym.”  In fact, by connecting the spinning bikes to wind generator motors the clients at the gym are already generating enough electricity to power the gym's music system or run their own personal DVD player.

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