Choosing the right fitness equipment for a good cardio workout can be daunting. There are so many choices of good fitness equipment on the market, that it can be difficult knowing where to start.

Two of the most popular choices are ellipticals and stationary bikes. Both are low impact and give you a great cardio workout and with the elliptical you are also working more muscle groups than with a traditional stationary bike. However, a RealRyder stationary bike will also work your upper body and core muscles, due to its articulating frame and ability to lean! I am not personally a big fan of treadmills as a choice of cardio fitness equipment, simply because it is easier (and more enjoyable?) to actually run! Running is not as affected by weather or darkness as say cycling.

Many manufacturers make two grades of fitness equipment, for commercial use or home gyms, but often the home fitness equipment is not as well built. Commercial fitness equipment is engineered to stand up to the heavy use it will get in a gym or fitness club, whereas the consumer versions often look like they have been built down to a price and are much less sturdy or durable.

We don’t take this approach at RealRyder, the stationary bike we sell for home use is indentical to the ones you will see in any RealRyder Indoor Cycling Studio. We don’t believe in making a cheaper piece of fitness equipment that will start to wear out quickly or feels less stable. We want you to have many years of happy training from your stationary bike, so we build fitness equipment which will last!

One last point is that whatever fitness equipment you choose should be enjoyable to use! You will only get good results if you train regularly and this may be one of the biggest advantages of our leaning stationary bike. It is a lot of fun to ride and much more stimulating than some other types of fitness equipment!

So if you are looking for great cardio fitness equipment, take a look at our stationary bike!

Today we are featuring Spin Kicks Fitness Studio a RealRyder Indoor Cycling Studio run by Angela and Sandro Scarsellone in Vaughan, just north of Toronto, Canada.

In addition to the indoor cycling classes they also teach Taekwon-Do and Cardio Kick Boxing. In fact Angela was the national Taekwon-Do champion for years and represented Canada in the 1992 world championships in North Korea and husband Sandro is a third degree black belt!

Spin Kicks was opened in February of 2009 and has been featured in newspapers Vaughan Today and Vaughan Weekly as well as appearing on Breakfast Television!

Spin Kicks has become a household name with both the professional cycling community and with novice riders. The Studio is committed to providing a welcoming training environment to all their clients with a full schedule that includes Indoor Cycling on RealRyder stationary bikes, Taekwon-Do for kids, teens and adults, taught by a Master Instructor, with over 23 years experience and Cardio Kick Boxing.  For more information on Spin Kicks click their logo!

Unusually for an indoor cycling studio Spin Kicks can also offer Anaerobic Threshold testing and Maximum Aerobic Power (MAP) testing! This will give you personalized heart rate and or power zones. Spin Kicks will fully explain these zones and how you can use them to optimize your training. You will also receive estimated V02 Max, MAP power levels and goals, so that you can track your improvements with future testing.

Spin Kicks offers personalized towels and executive locker services, plus a warm experience for everyone who trains there.

So if you are looking for a truly unique training facility in the Toronto area, try Spin Kicks, they provide all the benefits you would expect from a RealRyder Indoor Cycling Studio, plus AT and MAP testing! Then you have the martial arts with world championship level instruction!

Happy Birthday B-East RealRyder Fitness Studio! This Saturday marked the first anniversary of B-East, a RealRyder Indoor Cycling Studio in Amagansett NY.

B-East owned by the amazing Romaine Gordon runs indoor cycling classes in the Hamptons on RealRyder stationary bikes, started in June 2009 and has been a big success. Romaine told us that she was actually inspired to open her own studio, by the potential of the RealRyder stationary bike.

Great fitness equipment is only part of the reason for B-East’s popularity, the quality of their instructors and variety of the classes are two other big reasons! Romaine’s hard work, energy and enthusiasm are also significant factors in this success story!  B-East doesn’t just offer great indoor cycling classes, check out the website (just click their logo) and Facebook page for all the details of the other fitness classes they offer!

Are you spending the summer in the Hamptons? Are you looking for a great place to workout? Try B-East, you won’t be disappointed, and don’t be surprised if you find yourself sitting next to a celebrity in one of the indoor cycling classes, this is the Hamptons!

So congratulations again Romaine for a fantastic first year and we wish you continued success with B-East who have put RealRyder Indoor cycling on the map in the Hamptons!

Indoor cycling is viewed by many cyclists as a good alternative to riding outside in the worst winter weather. In fact anyone who has spent a long winter, training in the basement on an indoor bike trainer will normally be suffering from mild cabin fever, by spring and the big thaw and straining at the leash to hit the open road again! Here we are in June, the sun is shining and you might be forgiven for thinking why are we talking about winter weather now?

Most cyclists love the feel of the sun on their backs, muscles feel better when it’s warm, the tan lines are developing nicely and indoor cycling may be completely off the radar! Surely this is the best time of year to be a cyclist and get outside? Yes, but you know the old expression you can have too much of a good thing? You can get too much sun, too much heat and if it’s mixed with high humidity it actually stops being a good thing at all and can make riding outside miserable! Now indoor cycling in a cool air conditioned environment sounds like a good idea again!

I was reminded of this yesterday morning while walking the dog! Even early in the morning, the humidity was bad, not a good morning to be a long haired dog, and not the type of weather that motivates me to go outside and ride! Luckily I was scheduled to visit one of the RealRyder Indoor Cycling Studios, MultiSport Fitness in Mt Bethel, PA.

It was so nice doing their “PowerRyde” workout (a great combination of indoor cycling, toning and yoga) in an air conditioned studio, with the cooling breeze from the big ceiling fans!

Trust me, you will definitely still sweat, but it’s not like that debilitating humidity where your body cannot clear the heat effectively robbing you of your energy and power.

For details of “PowerRyde” and their other indoor cycling classes, plus other useful information about MultiSport Fitness – just click their logo.

Track down a RealRyder facility near you and try out our stationary bike it will probably be the closest thing you will find to riding a real bike and don’t just look at indoor cycling as a winter activity! Indoor cycling in summer actually makes a lot of sense, you can control your workload and your environment and get a great workout without having to deal with adverse weather!

Are you looking for home fitness equipment? Would you like to have your own home gym? Does your work schedule make it difficult to get to a gym? If you answered yes to any of these questions the next step is to make sure you pick the right type of fitness equipment.

Always choose, well made, good quality fitness equipment, it will last longer and be more enjoyable to use. Secondly choose fitness equipment that you are likely to use regularly, ignore the gimmicks or fads that will end up gathering dust or becoming expensive coat racks after the initial enthusiasm has gone away! Depending on budget and space it also probably makes sense to pick fitness equipment which will give you a full body workout.

A traditional stationary bike will give you a great cardio workout and low impact leg strengthening (good news if you have knee or joint issues), but doesn’t do much for your upper body or core. A RealRyder stationary bike is a much better option, as the articulating frame allows the bike to lean from side to side, so you will be working your arms, shoulders and core muscles.

Several RealRyder Indoor Cycling Studios have reported clients seeing visible changes in their abs and arm muscles within weeks of riding our stationary bike!

Training regularly is critical and good fitness equipment is important if you want to achieve good results. It is equally important that the equipment you buy is fun to use, so that you will actually look forward to using it and train more consistently! This certainly applies with our stationary bike, where customers, instructors and fitness experts all report that indoor cycling on a RealRyder is a better workout and great fun!

Our indoor bike is very well engineered and durable, so if you are just going to buy one piece of home fitness equipment, it will give you years of great service and fun workouts! In addition to the traditional indoor cycling benefits our stationary bike will also work your upper body and core, so you will have all the fitness equipment you need to achieve good all round fitness!