How much does an Alter-G Anti-gravity treadmill cost?
How much does an Alter-G Anti-gravity treadmill cost?
$75,000
are you being serious?? no way do they cost that much...
More than a computer that can 'perform google'.
Yep - 75k is what I've seen as well. I contacted the Alter-G people recently. They weren't forthcoming in stating up front the price (probably one of those things where if you have to ask, it's too much for you) but I've seen the same figure quoted on the net.
75-100 grand
around $7,700, if you buy one for research it cost less, like $6,600. If you rent its $1,500 a month. Just call the sales people at Alter G if you want to check
Maybe I should look up my old physics notes, but how does running in air at only 16 psi knock off 20% of your body weight? Does two legs-worth of compressed air really weight ~30 pounds?
I ran on one of these today. They have one set up to use at the Tyson invite. My coach said he is trying to put the money together to get one, and I hope he does...it was awesome.
The guy there with Alter-G is an ex runner so we talked a lot about how to incorporate it into distance training. Here is what he told me:
They are $75,000 but most schools rent or lease them...this costs around $1,500 a month. In regards to the physics, it doesn't take a lot of air pressure to lift you because it is dispersed over your cross-sectional area. So if you calculate the amount of square inches at your waist (I don't know, maybe 100 or so) the addition of 1psi can lift you significantly. Its the same way that an airplane works. The increased air pressure under the wings isn't a crazy amount, but when you spread it across the size of the wings, the lifting force is significant.
Ya, that makes more sense. I was thinking of it in terms of buoyancy, and the pressure increasing the weight of the air, and therefore increasing the buoyant force.
This is why I study biology, and not physics.
Is it the area of your waist, or the surface area of your legs? 16 pounds per square inch sounds like a lot, a square inch is pretty small.
kfjsdfasjd wrote:
Is it the area of your waist, or the surface area of your legs? 16 pounds per square inch sounds like a lot, a square inch is pretty small.
Normal atmospheric pressure is 15psi so increasing to 16 isn't much at all.
so could an airplane take of on an anti-g treadmill?
i wonder if the increased air pressure can hurt a guy's package, or if it is the equivalent pressure ( or less ) of being in a swimming pool.
Does anyone know where you can purchase an alter g treadmill? and whether it is available to get overseas here in Australia?
The one Colgate University purchased was just under 100 large. Maybe its a top of the line one?
Air wrote:
kfjsdfasjd wrote:Is it the area of your waist, or the surface area of your legs? 16 pounds per square inch sounds like a lot, a square inch is pretty small.
Normal atmospheric pressure is 15psi so increasing to 16 isn't much at all.
I know this is more than 3 years old... but IDIOT
Angela1888, have a look at www.alterg.com.au
It's a ruse for EPO use.
McChuckabee wrote:
How much does an Alter-G Anti-gravity treadmill cost?
Yes they are $75K and they are extremely temperamental. The one we have at the office needs to be serviced by a technician at least once a month(which is included in the cost). Also the neoprene shorts wear quicky and squeeze the piss out of your junk if you set the % body weight to low. The Alter G is an amazing piece of equipment. I weigh just under 200lbs and do my hour runs at 115lbs. If you aren't with a program that doesn't utilize this gear like Al Sal's you are handicapped by comparison.