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The Wingate test has also been used as a basis to design newer tests in the same vein, [4] and others that use running as the exercise instead of cycling. [5] Sprint interval testing such as is similar to the construction of the Wingate test has been shown to increase both aerobic and anaerobic performance.
An indoor rower, or rowing machine, is a machine used to simulate the action of watercraft rowing for the purpose of exercise or training for rowing.Modern indoor rowers are known as ergometers (colloquially erg or ergo) because they measure work performed by the rower (that can be measured in ergs).
Concept2, Inc. is an American manufacturer of rowing equipment and exercise machines based in Morrisville, Vermont.It is best known for its air resistance indoor rowing machines (known as "ergometers" or "ergs"), which are considered the standard training and testing machines for competition rowers and can be found in most gyms.
Henry S. Wingate was born in Talas, Ottoman Empire, and raised in Northfield, Minnesota. [3] He obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Carleton College in 1927 and a law degree from the University of Michigan in 1929. [3] [4] He served Inco in 1930 while on the staff of its general counsel. He was named assistant secretary of that corporation in 1935.
Ergometer may refer to: Exercise machine, equipped with an apparatus for measuring the work performed by exercising; Indoor rower, called an ergometer by rowers; An instrument for measuring the amount of work done by human muscles; Ergometer comes from the Greek words ergon (ἔργον), meaning work, and metron (μέτρον), meaning measure ...
Cybex International was founded in the late 1960s as "The Cybex Ergometer Company" in Ronkonkoma, New York. It was acquired by Lumex, which was traded publicly on the American Stock Exchange. At that time, it manufactured isokinetic rehabilitation equipment. In 1995, Lumex sold its medical supply business and changed its name to Cybex (AMEX ...
Stationary bicycle Magnetic resistance mechanism A hybrid exercise bike and elliptical machine. A stationary bicycle (also known as exercise bicycle, exercise bike, spinning bike, spin bike, or exercycle) is a device used as exercise equipment for indoor cycling.
WinGate is an integrated multi-protocol proxy server, email server and internet gateway from Qbik New Zealand Limited in Auckland. It was first released in October 1995, and began as a re-write of SocketSet, a product that had been previously released in prototype form by Adrien de Croy.