Run X 跑步机 by Shang Wen Shi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 铁奖 in 体育用品、健身与休闲器材设计 Competition Category.

铁体育用品· 2020

Run X 跑步机

by Shang Wen Shi

Client: Huei Yeh

A' Design Award 铁奖 Winner in 体育用品 Category

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The Design

About Run X 跑步机

Run X 是一款专为家庭使用而设计的跑步机。机架纤薄，高度仅为125毫米，因此 Run X 可以轻松收纳与移动。整机重量为34公斤，最大承重达120公斤。无刷电机减少摩擦，降低运行噪音与能耗，同时延长电机使用寿命。LED 显示屏以清晰的色彩、文字与图形呈现运动信息。材质包括 PEP、EVA 与亚克力。一体无缝的外观造型使这款跑步机能够融入多种家居空间。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铁奖

Run X 跑步机是 A' Design Award 铁奖得主，这是授予满足人们对设计精良的创作所期待的专业与工业要求的优良设计的声望认可。铁奖得主展现出其创作者的高超技艺、高度专业化、专家级的理解力和创造能力。预计Run X 跑步机将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的创作，既实用又创新。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铁奖的设计整合了行业最佳实践，并拥有与专业知识和才华相结合的称职技术特性。Run X 跑步机因其严谨而受到尊重，旨在提供有助于让世界变得更美好的生活品质改善。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: This is a lightweight family treadmill of lower power consumption and higher efficiency, as well as posh look and feel as its design feature. Its adoption of brushless motor allows it to minimize friction, and to lower operating noise, while optimizing motor longevity, lowering power consumption in its energy-saving feature.
Dimensions & Packaging: The overall weight of 34 kg, dimension without erected safety handles are as follows, height of 125mm, width of 700mm, length of 1470mm, with maximum loading weight of 120KG
Tread belt of thickness of 1.5mm, width of 400mm, and length of 1200mm
Tread board of thickness of 1.5mm
Tags: RunX, Treadmill, Fitness Exercise, Brushless Motor, Fitness Equipment
Production Technology: PEP, EVA, Brushless Motor, LED, Acrylics
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge came from the design of the LED display screen, as legibility of display content, in terms of color, text or graphics, shall be of utmost importance, which was of high level of technical difficulties.
Research: This product was designed with the intention of bringing healthier living to people in a home environment so that exercise can be facilitated anytime and anywhere, with the following special benefits, such as brushless motor maximizing efficiency and longevity, along with low noise, and secondly, 12.5cm slim volume that is easy to store, and easy to move, and thirdly, excellent stability, and finally, high-tech operating screen with LED display with pleasant aesthetics.
Inspiration: How to allow sport to permeate into every family and its members of all age groups to exercise through safe and effective exercise accessories is the origin of this product. RunX, with lightweight and high-tech and posh exterior design of seamless formal line design and details, it complements any interior.
Project Duration: The project was finished in December, 2018 in Taipei City, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: The tread belt was powered by the motor, and hence prompting the users to make their strides in walking or jogging posture in all steadiness to simulate the effect of running exercise.
Team Members: SHI, SHANG WEN
Image Credits: Photographer Kris Studio, Kris, 2019