The 19th century gym

__NOTAG__ If you were wondering "what the hell is that thing?" you may be surprised to hear that it is in fact the forefather of today's gym. This is one of many bizarre contraptions made by the Swedish physician Gustav Zander. Cabinet magazine report:

"His mechanical horse was an early version of the Stairmaster, a contraption for cardiovascular fitness designed to imitate a "natural" activity. His stomach-punching apparatus evokes contemporary "ab-crunching" machines."

Moony writes about it in the hebrew blog

10/05/2008

AKBAN Journal, Fitness - How to start, Technology, Posted by Yossi Sheriff, Health, Author:John Hookham