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31 March 2009
A cool new contraption called the GlideCycle is putting a novel spin on outdoor exercise for amputees and others with mobility limitations. Users sit in a patented sling-type seat that essentially lifts them into a smooth-arch suspension, letting them power forward on one or two legs with virtually no impact to injured limbs and joints.
Michael Foster (seen in the photo), whose right leg was amputated at the hip 10 years ago, folds his prosthetic leg up and uses his other leg to run on the GlideCycle.
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