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Go weight Dumbbell

A real prototype was made using sand casting process to make full use of the product itself.  With his 1.5 kg (each), Go weight is fully functional, easy to use and more friendly to perform exercise than the traditional cylindrical dumbbell.
One of the remarkable features that hold this dumbbell is that thanks to its soft curves and clean surface without , it can be grab ccomfortable in different ways, giving you the possibility to use it according your preference. This advantage is very important for people in general, furthermore for those who have other kind of limitations in their hand movements, like the ones suffer from arthritis.
Values and Potentials

-The possibility to have sizes of .5kg,1kg and 2 kg.
-Changing texture or adding plastic skins to change aesthetics and ergonomics.
-It can have several beneficiaries, open to anyone who would like to benefit for making sports and rehabilitation; people with disabilities or used to be in shape. 

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Go Weight
UVM Lomas Verdes

 Design

Miguel Silva
 
in Collaboration with:
Miguel Osorio and Miguel Toledo
Featured: Expoteen with the program “Detection of Talent”: 
 
Feature: Conferences of innovation and tehnology  through the design academyin the Universidad del Valle de México, Puebla and Lomas Verdes.
 
Go weight Dumbbell
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Go weight Dumbbell

The final outcome considered a simple and economical way to produce the dumbbells (sand casting). Its organic shape was envisioned for an easier Read More

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