The Zero-Gravity Treadmill, which invites you to defy gravity,
was created by a company called Alter-G for the purpose of
rehabilitating athletes and increasing the performance
capabilities of non-injured runners while eliminating their
chances for injury. A user, when zipped into the environment of
the apparatus, can reduce his or her body weight by increments
of one percent down to 80 percent; imagine how much easier it
would be to run further and faster if your body only felt the
impact of 20 percent of your total body weight? The un-weighting
process is what makes this treadmill unlike any other training
apparatus available to runners and other athletes. At a price
tag of $75,000 to buy a Zero-Gravity Treadmill, most runners do
not have one at their disposal. At this time, the FDA has
cleared this piece of equipment for use in rehabilitating people
with lower body and neurological injuries as well to aid sport
specific training programs. Athletes at the highest levels are
utilizing the apparatus to enable