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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Want a Lift? This Columbia-Based Company Buses the Gym To You

What was once a minibus has been converted into a gym on wheels, one that that serves customers in their driveways.

This is not your traditional bus.  The seats are workout equipment. The driver is also a personal trainer. The bus? It's actually a gym. On wheels.  This is not your traditional gym either. "This gym isn't for fit people," explains Salil Choudhary, owner of a minibus that he converted to a gym on wheels and dubbed Mobile Gym USA. The bus's drivers double as personal trainers who serve customers whenever and wherever they can spare an hour to work out.  The rolling gym targets people who feel intimidated by a public gym. When the bus arrives at a person's home or office, the person climbs aboard, where a trainer leads an hour-long workout. Advice on nutrition is also given.  "There are a lot of people out there who are not really into …

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