1,000 mini workout pods will soon be installed around Shanghai!

Looking to get back in shape, but can’t seem to find the time? Soon, you’ll no longer be able to use that lame excuse on yourself.

The Shanghai government has announced that 24-hour “intelligent fitness capsules” will be installed in 1,000 residential communities around the city, as a way of trimming down Shanghai’s growing population.

Known as ParkBox, each of these mini gyms comes equipped with dumbbells, treadmills, and other workout equipment. It accommodates two to five people at a time.

In addition, the capsules also offer you your very own computerized fitness coach that can make workout recommendations and track your progress.

A one-hour workout inside one of these pods will cost you 10 yuan. To use ParkBox, you have to first register via the company’s app.

We first saw these mini fitness pods emerge in Beijing earlier this year as part of China’s ongoing sharing economy revolution. Apparently, the idea has more staying power than shareable sleeping pods and sex dolls.

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