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By: Kelsey PerryPosted: Earth911.comOff The Grid Fitness is powered by people, both literally and figuratively.The Scottsdale, Ariz.-based fitness center, which opened last spring as one of the state’s first eco-friendly gyms, puts its patrons’ hard work to use with energy-harnessing cardio machines that capture and reclaim the power produced by users.The elliptical machines and fitness bikes found at Off The Grid, manufactured by SportsArt Fitness and PlugOut Fitness, respectively, are...

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A highlight of Off The Grid Fitness, a gym in Scottsdale, are the PlugOut Stationary bikes, that produce electricity with every use. These bikes are made by PlugOout Fitness, a sports equipment company created by Green Microgym. As the USA’s first green gym, Microgym heavily influenced Off The Grid Fitness in its ambitions to provide an exciting, environmentally friendly, community oriented gym in Arizona. The PlugOut Bikes are terrific fun, and greatly liked by Off The Grid Fitness patrons....

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By: Kristen KeoghPosted: Fox 10 NewsSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Most people these days are looking for ways to be make their everyday routine more eco-friendly, and a local business owner came up with a concept that allows his customers to go green when they go to the gym. The gym’s fitness fanatics aren't just burning calories, they're also creating energy. Eric Guilleminault created Off the Grid, Arizona's first green gym. Every bike and elliptical in the gym, near Scottsdale...

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By Cory GavlinPosted:  Cronkite NewsThe treadmills and cardio equipment at Off the Grid Fitness in Scottsdale are more than just exercise gear – they generate power. The machines, along with the use of recycled material, are part of an effort to save money and reduce the gym's carbon footprint.

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By: Ashley LooseArizona Foothills MagazineScottsdale welcomed a brand new, environmentally-friendly fitness center to the area called Off The Grid Fitness. Just in time for Earth Day, why not stop in and try out one of their electricity-generating elliptical machines or a fun and effective body sculpting class? You can feel good about yourself, get in shape and save the planet all with a few simple steps.Off The Grid, a “green” fitness center located at Acacia Creek Village in Scottsdale, has...

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