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Whats that, you ask? Looking like something out
of Star Trek (but not quite so 70s), thats the
brand new treadmill in Qi fitness facility at
Churchgate.
This funky piece of equipment has a harness
hanging from the arch that catches runners when
they, literally, fall from exhaustion. Bought
from a German company, HP-Cosmos, the model is
the same as the four supplied to the Indian army
in Pune, which is training India's Olympic
hopefuls.
With arm rests for older people and a facility
with which people can even run backwards, the
treadmill is out of this world. We mean it.
HP-Cosmos is the same company that supplied
treadmills to NASA astronauts. |
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The treadmill was unveiled yesterday at the
launch of Qis life care section, a place were
medical care and fitness blend to give rise to
the new age fitness barometer called medifit.
Heart surgeon Dr. Ramakant Panda will visit the
centre at specific timings to examine cardiac
patients. Tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi was a
celebrity guest at the launch. |
Free falling:
An athlete is caught by the
harness
when he falls from exhaustion on
the Cosmos treadmill |