Did Steam Power the First Exercise Machines? | Steam Culture

Before treadmills, cable machines, and modern gyms, there was Dr. Gustav Zander and his strange-looking Victorian exercise machines. It is a weird, fascinating piece of steam history .

At WARE, we love showing how steam has shaped the modern world in ways most people never think about.

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