Fitness Idiocy of the Week

Cause I am sure I can make this into a weekly thing if I want to. We'll see how inspired I can get. But this one bared mentioning.



This is not a joke. It is the brain child of a former Olympian named Alex Astelian (you can read his bio on his website: http://www.speedfit.com/). This gigantic piece of machinery is nothing more than a treadmill that moves at 3x the speed of walking. Now you can take your treadmilling outdoors and run errands while working out. Hmm. Isn't that called RUNNING? And doesn't it cost a whole lot less than running with this piece of crap?? Seriously?? Oh, and Alex... nice work on the accompanying music. I feel like I am ready for an episode of The Greatest American Hero to start.

I mean, who in their right mind is going to throw down even the strict cost of parts to build this thing, nevermind find a way to get this into their garage or worse, apartment, in the first place?

The guy is apparently looking for venture capital to get this thing off the ground (hahahaha). So hey, maybe you'll know someone who thinks it is as genius as Alex does. In the meantime, I think I'll stick to my sneakers and the pavement.