Powergrid Fitness, the people who make the excellent Kilowatt joystick exercise device, are coming out with a redesign of the unit. The Exer-station is a smaller, less expensive version of the Kilowatt.

The device is used sitting down, but Powergrid says it will still work out the same muscles. It will sell for $199.99 and is expected to hit the market by the end of the year.

What a great idea. I love using the Kilowatt, it seems to be giving me a good upper body workout, but one of the things I don't like about it is how friggin huge it is. It's not any larger than your typical workout machine. It's about the size of a smaller treadmill or a eliptical, but it's sitting in front of my TV in the loft of my house, which isn't making my wife exactly happy. The idea of combining the great workout potential with a device you can easily put away is fantastic.

Powergrid Fitness [Official Site]