YMCA-North gets kids active with interactive gaming Sep 9, 2008
The room received about 20,000 in upgrades this summer that included interactive games such as Dance Dance Revolution, Nintendo Wii and the exercise bikes; a wall mural, social corner, new board games and more. We eliminated some computers and made it more interactive, Wetzel said. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Legally Blond On Broadway Aug 31, 2008
From dance on the street in pink stiletto boots, singing big numbers on exercise bikes, and dealing with a rigged auction where there fellow actor was instructed to drop a line the girls where introduced to the industry and endurance required for the Broadway role. Bailey Hanks, a twenty year old talented southerner from specifically South Carolina was chosen from all the hopefuls and made her Broadway debut July 23, 2008. (Suite101.com)
Make Your Basement the Ultimate 'Man Cave' Aug 21, 2008
Portable treadmills and exercise bikes are better than ever and easy to store. Set aside a corner of your man room for the manliest activity of all - exercise. (Pekin Times, IL)
Carla Grossetti talks to actor Brendan Cowell Jul 30, 2008
A. I think we should connect all treadmills, exercise bikes and cross-trainers to the grid as a way of making energy. We are such a body-conscious people that we should tap into this and put all these efforts to the wellbeing of the Earth and mankind. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Bolts short on drama Jul 25, 2008
The real action for a while will be on the exercise bikes and on the side field where injured players do their rehab. Three offensive starters will begin training camp on the Physically Unable to Perform list. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Like, omigod, MTV show seeks new Elle Woods Jul 7, 2008
--Vocal coach Seth Rudetsky testing stamina as the girls sing at the top of their lungs while pedaling on stationary exercise bikes. --Animal trainer Bill Berloni looking at their compatibility with Teddy and Boo Boo, who understudy Elle Woods' beloved Chihuahua in the musical. (MSNBC -- News)
Stationary bikes join charity race lineup (20) Jun 1, 2008
Riding one of the 25 stationary spin or exercise bikes in the gym, Laura Scaduto was grateful to find some way of participating in the event. The triathlete from Hummelstown is what her mother Dana considers an avid cyclist, participating in numerous competitions, even in adventure racing, which combines cycling, running, climbing, canoeing and various outdoor sports. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Woodward athletes travel to Ames for Special Olympics Summer Games May 31, 2008
"If it rains, we cancel cycling and move it indoors and do our timing on exercise bikes," Strekal said. "But we've never had to do it yet." As the events start, the athletes split away from the tent to get their bikes and eagerly await the start of their races. (Dallas County News, IA)
CONSOLE yourself Apr 2, 2008
The first experiments in the genre incorporated exercise bikes that travelled over virtual landscapes. They included Atari's Puffer exercise bike in 1982 that could be hooked up to a game console and featured a gamepad on its handlebars. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Clicking from coach potato to fitness freak Mar 16, 2008
However Wired magazine reported last week that Apple and Nike might soon up the ante with plans to expand the iPod Nano's reach to gym equipment such as exercise bikes, step machines and treadmills. Wired said the companies had been in talks with gym equipment makers so that data from a session at the gym could be aggregated and viewed by SportKit users. (The Age, Australia)
Its not quite Britannia, but . . . Feb 10, 2008
But Leander, inside a dark-blue hull that is almost the exact shade of the old royal yacht, offers facilities that Britannia never did, including a swimming pool, two onboard exercise bikes and a team of stewardesses willing to run candlelit baths 24 hours a day. The Prince and the Duchess or rather the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, which tells them where to go have recently become much engaged with the Commonwealth, an organisation neglected by British prime ministers more engaged with... (Times Online)
Total clutter madness Jan 27, 2008
Depression caused by clutter leads to eating, and exercise bikes can be hard to reach in a cluttered room, forming a vicious cycle. Eating and shopping are more or less the same thing - both are attempts to fill the great big hole left in our lives when we stopped believing in God and the baby Jesus. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Getting in shape for 08 Jan 23, 2008
As one might expect, new gym members have a high tendency to flock to the treadmills and exercise bikes. Parker said cardio equipment and aerobics classes are the most popular means of exercise for Workout World customers this time of year. (Medford Transcript, MA)
Necessary improvements to Dillon Jan 14, 2008
Stephens, at last count, has six or seven functional treadmills, and only a few dozen functional StairMasters, exercise bikes and elliptical machines. At peak times, waits can be as long as 30 to 45 minutes. (The Daily Princetonian, NJ)
Man bringing two fun centers to Temecula Jan 3, 2008
Where there used to be dozens of weight machines and exercise bikes, there soon will be 250 arcade games -- classic and new -- as well as rides for young children. About half of the games will be of the "redemption" variety, Knight said, meaning they spit out tickets that can be collected and redeemed for toys and other novelty items. (North County Times)
Andy Glockner Dec 27, 2007
Neither were the postgame press conferences, held in a corner of the school's strength and conditioning room in front of two reporters, an empty cookie tray and rows of idle exercise bikes. . (ESPN -- College Basketball)
Night riding: local bikers do it after dark Dec 27, 2007
"The thrill isn't there, and you won't get the intensity of the ride with trainers or exercise bikes.". Even though the sun is usually gone when they leave work, Ramey and other local riders use high-powered lights and warm, layered clothing to make biking a year-round sport. (Clayton Tribune, GA)
Open House December 1Senior Community Center Plans Full Agenda for All Interests Nov 28, 2007
The fitness room, with exercise bikes, fitness equipment and locker rooms, is scheduled to open in January, said Ms. Ray. The center also offers lifelong learning programs, including Writing Your Life Stories. (Voices, CT)
Exercising good judgment Nov 9, 2007
The Canton Club also includes exercise bikes, treadmills, standard nautilus equipment, free weights, and loads of other equipment members can use to personalize their own workouts. The gym also features more than 60 classes each week, including yoga, spinning, kick boxing, dancing and aerobics, among many more. (Canton Journal, MA)
Matt Krantz on stocks Sep 26, 2007
Life Time Fitness is trying to be more than just a gym filled with rows of treadmills and exercise bikes. Many of its centers have swimming pools with slides, basketball courts, childcare centers, spas, climbing walls and other fun and active things for the family to do. (USA Today -- Money)
School board tours new wellness/weight room Aug 29, 2007
While Schelling said his dream weight room, would include items like dumbbell benches, Olympic bars, treadmills, elipictcals, exercise bikes, televisions mounted on the wall, stereo system and speakers, and freight and installation costs of the items. Previously, Sweeney gave the board a cost of the project, which was 68,000, along with a list of where funds could come for the project, including an anonymous donor fund, and the Atlantic Booster Club. (Atlantic News-Telegraph, IO)
Letters for Thursday, August 23, 2007 Aug 23, 2007
But purchase a container load of exercise bikes and the cost per bike shipped to Kauai will be much less. Or, fill the container with a mixture of items to sell in Kauai and the cost per pound will be less than trucking. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
* Taipei fair reflects strong outlook for leisure market Jul 20, 2007
Chanson will sell the latter's ellipticals, treadmills and exercise bikes in Taiwan. "We want to promote the Spirit brand in Taiwan and hope to gain more exposure and increase our sales through this partnership," Spirit vice president Brian Murray said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Can The Wii Save Your Life? Jul 15, 2007
In the 1990s, Nintendo had a relationship with Life Fitness, which made exercise bikes. We made a game for their stationary bikes back then. (Forbes -- Technology)
Air pollution holds risks for athletes who exercise outdoors Jul 12, 2007
In 2005, he and his colleagues had 30 healthy volunteers ride exercise bikes inside a laboratory for 30 minutes, while breathing piped-in diesel exhaust at levels approximately those along a city highway at rush hour. Afterward, the researchers did a "kind of stress test of the blood vessels" in the participants' forearms, Newby said, and found that the vessels were abnormally dilated, meaning blood and oxygen could not flow easily to the muscles. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Glastonbury spirit not mired by mudbath Jun 27, 2007
As the 2007 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Arts wound down on Sunday night I found myself sitting on one of three tandem exercise bikes powering a P.A. system that allowed an impromptu guitar and blues-rap act to perform under a small tent in The Green Fields. About 30 very wet and muddy people sheltered in the tent bodding and jigging away and sipping various concoctions, enjoying the spontaneity still buoyant on the festival's final night and which is often found away from the 20-odd... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
GILDED AGE: World's biggest airliner to serve as private jet... Jun 20, 2007
Lufthansa Technik, which has about 40 percent of the market for fitting out large airliners, has proposed its own interior for the A380 that includes a three bedrooms, a lounge and dining area, a sauna and exercise bikes. Using the A380 as a private jet could have its problems, however. (The Drudge Report)
Finding fun at McDonald's Jun 18, 2007
Escape the heat in this McDonald's which features cool marine life murals, bilingual interactive video games, climbing crawl tube area, and exercise bikes connected to video games ... The Play Place now features exercise bikes, a tree house climbing center, video games and lounge seating and TVs for adults ... While the kids play, parents can hop on exercise bikes or snap open their laptops and work off the wireless Internet connection. (AZCentral -- Families)
All the fit that fits to print Jun 12, 2007
Meanwhile, Core Fitness, 1555 S. First Ave., offers "Xertainment" classes, along with a number of more traditional fitness options, such as weightlifting and exercise bikes. Xertainment-exercise techniques involve music and choreography with classes such as "body pump," "body step," and "body jam," according to the Core Fitness website. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Inadequate | Slim gym: Unbearable crowds, unfair sign-up sheets, unappealing aesthetics make Archbold a drag on SU students Apr 18, 2007
The four-story building, which takes up half a city block in downtown Atlanta and is 161,000 square feet large, includes many amenities not found at SU. These include an indoor multi-purpose court, used for soccer, handball, basketball and badminton; a 1/8 mile indoor track and 16,000 square feet of fitness area with treadmills, elliptical machines, exercise bikes and free weights. It also includes a 35-foot climbing wall; four racquetball courts; one squash court and an aquatic center with an... (Daily Orange, NY)
Schelling gives Atlantic School Board "dream weight room" cost Apr 14, 2007
While Schelling said he didn't have exact figures for items he would like in his "dream weight room," he said the estimated cost would be approximately 64,000, and include items like dumbbell benches, Olympic bars, treadmills, olipictcals, exercise bikes, televisions mounted on the wall, stereo system and speakers, and freight and installation costs of the items. Schelling said the Atlantic Booster Club has agreed to help with funding for some of the proposed project, and Sweeney said the school... (Atlantic News-Telegraph, IO)
Stars fight fatigue, Canucks battle injuries after four OT opener Apr 13, 2007
The Canucks didn't skate, opting for off-ice sessions on exercise bikes. I'll tell you what, the nervousness was gone by the second or third overtime, said Roberto Luongo, who faced a record 76 shots in his playoff debut, stopping all 36 in overtime after giving up four on 40 shots and admitting to some nerves in regulation. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
4-OT playoff opener taxes Stars, Canucks Apr 13, 2007
The Canucks didn't skate, opting for off-ice sessions on exercise bikes. COYOTES UPDATE. (AZCentral -- Sports)
* Business Briefs Apr 12, 2007
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Gym is solely for kids Mar 22, 2007
Blast also has exercise bikes hooked up to video games. If the child stops pedaling the bike, the game stops playing. (Herald Sun)
Sheffield makes strong impression Mar 2, 2007
He remembers watching Jason Giambi and Fred McGriff ride exercise bikes between at-bats, but that's not really an option in Florida. For now, Sheffield is making the best of it, stretching on the dugout bench while watching the game. (MLB.com -- Detroit Tigers)
Wacky workouts Feb 27, 2007
I wonder whether the big-wigs of the gym world sit on exercise bikes in some glossy aerobics studio, brainstorming the most outlandish ideas for new fitness crazes that will leave us looking as ludicrous as possible. Last year they had us trying erotic aerobics (pole dancing and stripping), kangaerobics (on bouncy boots) and vibrating platforms (power plates); and now they present us with Chaos Training, a workout that, as its name suggests, is somewhat off-the-wall in its approach. (Guardian Unlimited)
McDonald's adds exercise bikes to revamped play area Jan 30, 2007
A Valley McDonald's now features stationery exercise bikes as part of a $1 ... The addition of the exercise bikes is part of a nationwide re-imaging campaign across 's (NYSE:MCD) restaurants that includes renovation of more than half of the 200 McDonald's restaurants in the Valley by the end of this year, executives said. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
The long, painful road to a new life Jan 12, 2007
Greek, Italian and Vietnamese men practise climbing a staircase that leads nowhere, pump weights and ride exercise bikes. There are plenty of sensible pullovers but no Lycra. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Fitness & Exercise Jan 3, 2007
This equipment includes exercise bikes that can be used while you are seated in your chair, arm bikes, weight machines, bikes that you powered yourself and that are designed to mechanically stimulate and exercise paralyzed muscles. Exercise, especially aerobic exercise, is a great way to boost your energy. (Suite101.com)
