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Weight machines use gravity as the primary source of resistance, and a combination of simple machines to convey that resistance, to the person using the machine. Each of the simple machines (pulley, lever, wheel, incline) changes the mechanical advantage of the overall machine relative to the weight.
The Gymnasticon emerged from the newly developed science of orthopedics, originated by Nicolas Andry in 1741. [2] It was an early example of a series of new technologies in gymnastics that would lead to the development of physical therapy in the nineteenth century.
Arthur Allen Jones (November 22, 1926 – August 28, 2007) was the founder of Nautilus, Inc. and MedX, Inc. and the inventor of the Nautilus exercise machines, including the Nautilus pullover, which was first sold in 1970. [1]
Share of the S.A. de Gymnastique Médicale Mécanique (Système du Docteur Zander), issued 17. June 1880; with pictures of different Zander machines. Dr. Jonas Gustav Vilhelm Zander (29 March 1835 in Stockholm – 17 June 1920) was a Swedish physician, orthopedist and one of the originators of mechanotherapy. He is known for inventing a ...
Astronaut Kjell Lindgren exercises using the ARED. The Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED) is an exercise device designed by NASA to allow for more intense workouts in zero gravity.
The name hyperextension is commonly used for back extension exercises that are done using a hyperextension bench in a fitness gym. However the name 'hyperextensions' is a misnomer, because hyperextension means a movement where extension is performed at any joint beyond its normal range of motion.
Cable pull-down exercise to the front with a medium-width overhand (pronated) grip. The pull-down exercise is a strength training exercise designed to develop the latissimus dorsi muscle.
A modern industrial knitting machine in action industrial circular knitting fabric machines. A knitting machine is a device used to create knitted fabrics in a semi or fully automated fashion.