If your cell phone can be green (take Sony Ericsson GreenHeart for example) or the wireless music headphones that will help you listen to your favorite songs all day long, why not taking the treadmill to the next level? Why not trying to keep your life as green as possible?

So that you know, you will have the chance to turn your treadmill workouts into eco-friendly ones not only by jogging outdoors, but also by exercising inside your home. We all know that rainy mornings are not encouraging for anyone, as enthusiastic as a person can be.

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The EcoMill is a treadmill that uses zero electricity, being powered by the person who decides to exercise and based on the near frictionless drive system developed by Woodway. Yes, you got it right, there’s no motor involved, so, if you want to have the treadmill powered, you’ll have to be energetic enough in order to charge up its battery. This way, you’ll have the information you need right in front of your eyes, on the display.

I’m not sure if it’s a good idea for a person to purchase such a treadmill to use it at home, as it’s expensive like hell, with a price of $8,500, but I’m positive about the fact that it would be a great idea for a commercial gym. In this new era, green treadmill workouts will surely attract many tree huggers.

(Source: Coolest-Gadgets)

By Andrew Liszewski

Well this seems like a pretty obvious bit of synergy. The Woodway EcoMill is billed as an “all green” treadmill because it uses no external sources of electricity. Instead, the display and the elevation system are actually powered by a battery that’s recharged while the EcoMill is being used.

And even though it isn’t a motorized treadmill (that would involve breaking some of those annoying laws of the universe) it still features a 900 watt eddy-current braking system to regulate the walking or running speed, as well as a near frictionless drive system.

Surprisingly it can support a user up to 800 lbs in weight as long as they limit their activities to just walking (probably not a problem) or 500 lbs if they intend to run. It’s also available in either green or black since it’s important to provide options when you’re charging $8,500.

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