The last few days have been full of fun and pranks but we're back to serious business on Tuesday the 16th of December, when we'll be taking our film unit to the Balance gym in London, to specifically pressure test the "Alter-G G-Trainer" treadmill. The Alter-G treadmill uses a compressed air chamber to lift and reduce the effective weight of its user reducing up to 80% of lower body weight. This is perfect for athletes recovering from injury. Weighing in at £50,000 per machine, it is no wonder that there are currently only 7 in Europe. All said and done, the technology on offer is currently causing waves in the fitness industry, so it'll make for a very interesting piece on film...

Kieron Dyer is walking on air and ready for a comeback after 15 months of misery.

West Ham midfielder Kieron Dyer is set to make his return to football after 15 months out injured, thanks to a new state-of-the-art machine known as the Alter G-trainer.

Nov. 20, 2008 A new medical research centre located in a Grant Park health clinic features some of the latest in cutting-edge technology, including a piece of equipment designed by NASA engineers.

High Tech Training Helps Extend Athletes'...

Elite runners, of course, are not like the rest of us. But it can help to see what they do when they are injured. Paula Radcliffe, the world-record holder in the womens marathon, sustained a stress fracture in her left leg at the end of April and was told by her doctors that she should forget about running..

Thousands of area runners are getting ready for the fall race season. Odds are, many of them will get injured. Some may quit running, but a growing number can continue to train, using new technology developed by NASA.

2008 SEP 22 - (NewsRx.com) -- NovaCare Rehabilitation, a division of Select Medical Corporation and the nation's largest provider of outpatient physical therapy and rehabilitation services, is now the only facility in Pennsylvania to offer Alter-G's innovative G-Trainer anti-gravity treadmill for athletic...