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Gravity Machines on Rise at Health Clubs
"It's much more fun than whatever else I've been doing for the last 15 years," he said.
The machines are often given studio space for group classes of up to a dozen.
  Talara Wait exercises on a Gravity machine at the YMCA in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Thursday, April 5, 2007. Gravity equipment has become popular here and in other clubs. The $17.6 billion health club industry is always on the lookout for the next thing, especially if it offers a fast, efficient workout. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) (Mike Groll - AP)  
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The Saratoga YMCA placed its machines in a semicircle inside the hairpin bend of the indoor track, where Perkins regularly leads group sessions there to the beats of Beyonce and Shakira. The 30-minute "total body strengthening" classes have been so popular she has had to add sessions. People show up at 5:30 a.m. to sign up for a 6 a.m. class.
"It's not beating the heck out of your body," said student Lori Tynan. "The machine keeps everything smooth."
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