Diane McIntosh
DCL
Seeking a workout outside the home is a totally new phenomenon and I don't mean pop in an exercise video here. We used to get our workouts in our daily lives. In the past, everything was human powered and we didn't use near the electricity that we do today on appliances that we just don't need. I'm not saying that all technology is bad, because that's absolutely ridiculous, but there is certainly something to be said about doing things by hand. The Human Powered Home by Tamara Dean outlines the vast array of equipment that was once human powered but today is electronic.
Here's how to get your workout and save tons of electricity and fossil fuels in the home:
