A gym has replaced its dumbbells with human weights to encourage people to exercise. Members of Gymbox, London, can choose one of five people to lift, ranging from two short people to a 155kg man.
The gym already runs a “chav fighting” self-confidence class and “WAG workouts” to make women more attractive to footballers.
The human weights, who sit on adapted machines, help gym-goers by letting them visualize what they are lifting.
Gymbox owner said human weight lifting was the “ultimate embodiment of visualization theory.
Creating a mental image or intention of what you want to happen or feel is proven to improve physical and psychological performance.
Gym-goers want to improve not only their bodies but also their minds, according to a new book.
Harvard Medical School psychiatrist and author of Spark!John Ratey, says exercise is the single most powerful tool to optimize brain function.
Ratey also says an hour of moderate exercise, such as power walking or jogging, four days a week, a 45 minute burst of intense activity, such as squash or running, twice a week, combined with strength training and balance drills maximizes brain power.