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description: >-
  Ephemeral exercise gear to support rehabilitation and fitness exercises during
  lockdown.
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# Gelance Cushion - Andrei Motian

![Gelatin based balance cushion for home exercising - Andrei Motian](https://2472482582-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LzaCPWnWmmX17D0w0O3%2F-MAWjMPmLkYXroKNOpM1%2F-MAWj_G87TsOEfZFLDEc%2Fandreimotian_gelancecushionphoto.jpg?alt=media\&token=c3360975-cb52-4b70-985b-6fd50eb36507)

### Summary

Due to the current measures related to Covid-19, we are stuck at home. The gyms are closed and people who are in rehabilitation cannot go to the physiotherapist. It is difficult to exercise at home because many people are limited in sports materials. Sports materials are often expensive to purchase and the exercises you can do with them are often monotonous.

I want to show that it is possible to make your own workout material with the stuff you have at home and what you can get from your local supermarket, which is cheaper. I want to do this by means of a gelatin based balance cushion in a way that everyone can make it themselves. With a balance cushion it is possible to do exercises that train muscles throughout your body.

Due to the different material properties that gelatin entails in the process that it hardens, the user can maintain a sports schedule. This starts with soft where the focus is on strength and balance, after which it hardens and the user can focus on stamina and stability.

### Research Zine

[https://issuu.com/makingasresearch/docs/andreimotian\_researchzine](https://issuu.com/makingasresearch/docs/andreimotian_researchzine)

### Bio

I'm Andrei Motian, 3rd year Communication & Mulitmedia Design student at Hogeschool van Amsterdam. I chose the minor Makerslab because I want to make the physical products for my own skateboarding brand by myself instead of the website and designs.&#x20;

With this project I want to inspire people to exercise at home while making their own workout equipment.

You can read more and see some other projects on my website down below.

{% embed url="https://www.andreimotian.com" %}

### Additional Images

![The ingredients for the Gelance Cushion - Andrei Motian](https://2472482582-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LzaCPWnWmmX17D0w0O3%2F-MA2ZrwPPkmD5LiYEMSJ%2F-MA2_KIsBsxp7nYzuo36%2Fandreimotian_photography01.jpg?alt=media\&token=d954c403-9992-4378-92e4-54d2e1a9617a)

![Gelatin powder based - Andrei Motian](https://2472482582-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LzaCPWnWmmX17D0w0O3%2F-MA2ZrwPPkmD5LiYEMSJ%2F-MA2_TbfXpx060NIb-g_%2Fandreimotian_photography02.jpg?alt=media\&token=420665e4-a11c-4bec-bf4d-1f0b16c7da20)

![I used a salad bowl as a mold - Andrei Motian](https://2472482582-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LzaCPWnWmmX17D0w0O3%2F-MA2ZrwPPkmD5LiYEMSJ%2F-MA2_iF2zu-ilDUYIgra%2Fandreimotian_photography03.jpg?alt=media\&token=945fe124-7273-40aa-b41f-4a2eff008a13)

![After two nights of drying the Gelance Cushion is ready to use - Andrei Motian](https://2472482582-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LzaCPWnWmmX17D0w0O3%2F-MA2ZrwPPkmD5LiYEMSJ%2F-MA2a-x_xRm3rYRtF4de%2Fandreimotian_photography04.jpg?alt=media\&token=080387b8-fee3-4c8d-b3bc-f2bc2dc97a34)

![Three different stages from the hardening process - Andrei Motian](https://2472482582-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LzaCPWnWmmX17D0w0O3%2F-MA2XOlt0yW88QVUvEes%2F-MA2XwmQWO4iky7yjYvz%2Fandreimotian_photography05.jpg?alt=media\&token=d4aabaf5-6fe6-4b01-be5c-230f0e7fd2c6)

![The flexibility after two nights of drying - Andrei Motian](https://2472482582-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LzaCPWnWmmX17D0w0O3%2F-MA2afZTGpRmtkH-HGsq%2F-MA2bO-Go4n5D6OEpYvm%2Fandreimotian_photography06.jpg?alt=media\&token=170b5d23-e088-4fd0-83f3-ace553039d1a)

![The sturdiness after two nights of drying - Andrei Motian](https://2472482582-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LzaCPWnWmmX17D0w0O3%2F-MA2afZTGpRmtkH-HGsq%2F-MA2bdp9iR8RaJFQRZMm%2Fandreimotian_photography07.jpg?alt=media\&token=1d3a1587-ba6a-48bb-abf3-94225a69d57b)

![Exercise focused on strength and stability - Andrei Motian](https://2472482582-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LzaCPWnWmmX17D0w0O3%2F-MA2afZTGpRmtkH-HGsq%2F-MA2cE_QPMgWcwH5quPS%2Fandreimotian_photography08.jpg?alt=media\&token=37af93dc-0cc7-4c85-ac35-f5b96b71e6bc)

![Exercise focused on strength, stability and stamina - Andrei Motian](https://2472482582-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LzaCPWnWmmX17D0w0O3%2F-MA2afZTGpRmtkH-HGsq%2F-MA2cQSx77yOwGW6uMPt%2Fandreimotian_photography09.jpg?alt=media\&token=fb206046-9823-4eb6-8dce-2639ed9ea6d6)

![Exercise with multiple Gelance Cushions - Andrei Motian](https://2472482582-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LzaCPWnWmmX17D0w0O3%2F-MA2afZTGpRmtkH-HGsq%2F-MA2ccJfiAaY5FjCoh59%2Fandreimotian_photography10.jpg?alt=media\&token=50370380-fb0f-4b85-8637-3fbd0a2d39d4)

