by Adam Boesel | Jun 1, 2017 | Microgym
June 1, 2017 Open Letter to The Remaining Democracies of The Paris Climate Agreement With the news today that the United States will be exiting the Paris Agreement, I am offering all the intellectual property, resources, trade secrets, and any other...
by Adam Boesel | Apr 4, 2017 | Microgym
The DoSeum - San Antonio Emory University - Atlanta Schneider Electric Hopworks Urban Brewery - Portland Arlington Public Library - Virginia Vista School District Chevrolet Canada - Toronto Pittsburgh Public Schools - Pennsylvania Avoca Elementary - Michigan Portland...
by Adam Boesel | Jul 9, 2016 | Microgym
Bigger is better. This is the mantra of a lot of people in the present day. Well, it might not always be true. However, bigger definitely is a lot more fun to look at when it comes to bicycles. Some people can’t be content with the standard mountain and road bikes of...
by Green Microgym | Jul 6, 2016 | Microgym
How To Start Your Own Gym ; Many trainers want to start a gym, but have no idea how to make it happen. They have the passion, the purpose, the people skills, and the fitness knowledge, but the idea of building their own gym is intimidating. So many questions! How do...
by Adam Boesel | Jun 5, 2016 | Green Microcycle, Schools
Avoca Elementary School was thrilled to be chosen for the first ever Green Read and Ride program. They were fortunate to be chosen by two doctors who partnered with us at Green Microgym to provide 26 bikes for their classroom. These bikes allowed students to...
by Adam Boesel | May 31, 2016 | Microgym
One question I am asked frequently is: If you were one of the first green gyms in the country, how did you figure out what to do? The answer mostly comes down to trial and error as well as listening to members and watching members. One of the biggest things we did...
by Adam Boesel | May 25, 2016 | Green, Gym, Microgym
Sometimes people ask me what the Green Microgym’s carbon footprint reduction is compared to other gyms. Per square foot we use about 85% less electricity than traditional gyms with a combination of a lot of things, particularly our energy-saving culture. Members are...
by Adam Boesel | May 25, 2016 | Microgym
What are some small things that gyms can do to be more green? Here are four go green tips for your gym: Get green cleaning products. I like Coastwide Industries products. They clean just as well but are less toxic. Get an energy meter. Have one of your...
by Adam Boesel | May 25, 2016 | Microgym
I recently visited the SportsArt headquarters in Woodinville, WA. I was pumped to see and use some of the grid-tied electricity-generating exercise equipment they offer. It is very cool because they are the only company manufacturing this kind of equipment. First, I...
by Adam Boesel | May 24, 2016 | Microgym
Green hotel practices are becoming the norm these days. This is great. In fact, I was recently at a hotel in Northwest Washington and had a “Go Green” card on my bed. It explained that in an effort to institute green hotel practices and in the name of...
by Adam Boesel | Apr 28, 2016 | Microgym
Read and Ride Programs Understand the Connection Between Movement and Learning Science is cool! Science has offered us so many exciting discoveries throughout the history of the world. Some of the latest science shows that movement and learning have a pretty cool...
by Adam Boesel | Apr 21, 2016 | Microgym
The Chopper Charger Three birds with one stone You’ve heard the saying, “killing two birds with one stone.” Well, I have something better than that! How would you like to kill three birds with one stone using my newest green productivity solution?...
by Adam Boesel | Apr 14, 2016 | Microgym
How much is a watt? In grade school we all learned measurements of capacity like how many quarts are in a gallon. In my classroom, we got our empty containers to compare cups and pints and quarts and gallons. We had visual aids that guide our understanding of the...
by Adam Boesel | Mar 2, 2016 | Ecofitness, Equipment - Ready to Sell, Equipment - What About, Green, Green Microcycle, Schools, UpCycle Eco-Charger
Remember when reading and getting exercise in school were two very different activities? You did one or the other, and doing them together would have seemed kind of silly. Well, I’m hoping that thinking is now a thing of the past, and you can get it in your school or...
by Adam Boesel | Jan 11, 2016 | Microgym
Dar Williams wrote a great article back in 2010 about energy generating gyms. She lamented how slow progress was in making them mainstream. Back in 2008, she had assumed they were right around the corner. But they still hadn’t really taken off, and her final...
by Adam Boesel | Jan 10, 2016 | Microgym
How long can I last on a bike and do work at the same time? It’s 2:44 PM on a Sunday, and I’m in my garage, testing whether it’s reasonable and feasible to ride a stationary bike and get work done at the same time. Treadmill desks are much talked about and now...
by Adam Boesel | Dec 5, 2015 | Microgym
Opportunity Knocks In the Spring of 2014, a green-friendly colleague of mine, Doug Davis, founder of TumblTrak, said he was going to get a booth at the Consumer Electronics Show and asked me if I had any ideas. I told him an electric bike that could easily transition...
by Adam Boesel | Oct 6, 2015 | Microgym
Check out these two 5 minute videos to get an idea on how you can begin the process of going green in your fitness facility. Green Fitness Equipment Really Exists! Unable to display content. Adobe Flash is required. Creating a Culture of Efficiency: Unable to...
by Adam Boesel | Sep 10, 2015 | Microgym
What are the changes brought by Ecofriendly Gym equipment in comparison to the traditional training equipment? Why the Time Has Come for Green Fitness Equipment In terms of: o Space needed for installation o Price difference of equipment (estimated or...
by Adam Boesel | Aug 10, 2015 | Microgym
Thousands of people from around the world have experienced the UpCycle Ecocharger: Athletes and Fans at The 2015 Pan Am Games set a world record for most people generating electricity in a week, sponsored by Chevrolet. 7/27/2015: Over 10,000 people in 10 days had a...
