Dawn Bonker
How much power can a Panther power if a Panther put the pedal to the metal of a fitness cycle, treadmill or elliptical machine?
It seems we’ll all find out soon when the Henley Hall Fitness Center at Chapman University goes kilowatt-to-kilowatt against the Eagles of Tennessee Tech in a green gym throwdown. Starting Friday, Feb. 15, and continuing through Friday, March 15, the two universities will compete to see if the fitness fiends at Chapman or Tennessee can churn out the most energy.
At Chapman, the energy output will be monitored by the same equipment installed last fall when the basement gym was refurbished with 14 new machines that capture the kinetic energy generated while users sweat away the calories. That power flows through an inverter, which converts it to electricity and sends it to the grid, significantly offsetting energy consumption.
The winning campus will earn itself another treadmill from SportsArt, the manufacturer of the fitness equipment and sponsor of the contest, says Mackenzie Crigger, Chapman’s energy conservation and sustainability manager.
Faculty and staff are invited to participate, as well as students. Power Pass cards can be obtained from the Office of Residence Life, or the Ecofit app can be downloaded to smart phones and used to log all Henley Hall Fitness Center workouts. In addition to boosting Chapman’s chances, participants will be eligible to win gift certificates from Best Buy and Footlocker.
a new treadmill?! we need a new gym! honestly though cal state fullerton has a much better gym than us it’s embarrassing
The fact that you can’t form a coherent sentence is more embarrassing.
Not just CSUF, most CSUs, UCs, and private schools! I go to CSUF or UCI to workout on occasion because ours sucks so much!
I emailed the school on multiple occasions (since the first year i got here in 2010)- with pics of the other gyms attached, but they’ve been ignoring me about it.
I’m sure they’ll change it eventually, just not while I’m still around unfortunately….
LOL also… Tennessee who?!