Washington Sports Club & The Green Revolution

There is a cool new trend that is arriving at the washington sports club and other sports clubs around the country. Depending on where you live and the consciousness of the environment, your local sports club or fitness center maybe taking steps to turn green. It is no surprise that people who are body conscious are also becoming more environmentally conscious. These sports clubs are becoming very creative in finding ways to reduce their carbon footprint and also some very unique ways to harness the human energy being expended in workouts throughout the sport club facility.
Some of the ideas for becoming green at the washington sport club include simple steps of switching light bulbs to something that last longer and uses less energy. They also have started insulating swimming pools to reduce lost heat during times when the pools and hot tubs are not being used. Depending on the budget they may go to a system that automatically controls heat and air conditioning based on weather forecast and or usage. These sports clubs and fitness centers may also install solar heating systems for the pools and depending on the weather and location a thermal heat exchange unit to provide heat and air conditioning using the earth's own natural heat.
However what the Washington Sport Club and others have found most exciting is harnessing the energy produced by the fitness cycles, treadmills, stair steppers and many other pieces of exercise equipment. New technology has allowed the sports clubs to turn the spinning wheels on these devices directly into electricity. That means that those working out are generating enough electricity to power the televisions and even the lights in the room that they are using. We are hopeful that the technology will continue to expand to the point that it may be used to power computers, lights throughout the whole building, and perhaps someday be able to be self-sustaining by use of human power.
It is a fun and exciting time to be able to go the washington sport club enjoy the challenge of a good workout while watching the news and no that you are powering the television in front of you. Very rewarding way to spend an hour.