Rock Climb at Home with an Inclined Bouldering Wall
An indoor rock climbing gym is the perfect thing to fight that winter cabin fever.
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Crazy Wooden Workout Machine Inspired by Connect Four
Matthew Beresford spent three and a half years constructing a wooden workout machine with a butterfly attachment inspired by Connect Four.
Make: Projects – Stationary Drumcycle
Mounting a digital drum controller on an exercise bike may seem silly, at first, but personally I consider it one of the best things I’ve ever done for myself. It makes what used to a be a tedious chore into something joyous—more like dancing or marching in a drum line than “working out.” To use […]
How-To (and Why To): Make Something Ugly
By Kim Werker I’m a craft-project self-saboteur. It’s true. When I get really excited about a crafty idea, I often end up intentionally ruining it to avoid the disappointment of it not turning out perfect. Over the years I’ve turned this pesky habit into an asset, most significantly in developing the Mighty Ugly project. Mighty […]
Interactive Punching Bag is Like a Simon That You Hit
Which is something that I’ve been wanting for years, and not because I harbor any kind of weird anti-Simon resentment. I just think it would make bag workouts way more interesting. The project has an Arduino for brains, and has been pretty well-documented by its creator Lior Elazary. Next: Spice it up a bit, add more striking zones, different color LEDs, maybe some screaming, groaning, grunting, and/or Steven-Seagal-style bone-breaking sound FX. Nice work, Lior! [via Hacked Gadgets]
Cellphones help save you and the earth
Looking for a better reason to have that high powered phone on your hip? How about saving the world, or saving yourself? The applications are designed to change people’s behavior for the better, said Sunny Consolvo, one of UbiFit’s creators. In a three-month field experiment, people using UbiFit with the background display kept up their […]
Green exercise
The Green Microgym recently opened in Portland, Oregon – in addition to using solar panels and green building materials, they’re working with several companies that harvest power from gym equipment, including ReRev and Human Dynamo. More: Kinetic charger
