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Gravity Machines on Rise at Health Clubs

Monday, April 30, 2007 8:40:23 PM
By MICHAEL HILL

Talara Wait exercises on a Gravity machine at the YMCA in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Thursday, April 5, 2007.  Gravity equipment has become popular here and in other clubs. The $17.6 billion health club industry is always on the lookout for the next thing, especially if it offers a fast, efficient workout.  (AP Photo/Mike Groll)SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) - America might not need yet another exercise machine. Treadmills, weights and resistance equipment already jam the health clubs. Yet Gravity machines have found a niche at the YMCA in this resort town.

On a recent weekday morning, a dozen women and men push, pull and grunt on the machines' slanted glideboards. They push with their legs, then pull with their arms — up and down diagonally.

"Keep those legs up!" trainer Yonka Perkins tells her straining students. "Keep those glutes nice and tight!"


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