We are looking forward to one of the biggest fitness industry events in the world. The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association, IHRSA, was our topic in an earlier blog this week, and we’re ready to roll out details on why this trade show is going to be so much fun! Adding to the excitement of IHRSA is the release of our brand-new promotional video (RealRyder Indoor Cycling 2011) and collaborations with some of the biggest names in the fitness industry.

RealRyder is teaming up with big names -  Motionsoft, Total Gym and Gatorade for amazing giveaways and experiences at IHRSA. RealRyder will be giving away 2, AFB8 bikes in conjunction with the Motionsoft, via text message. You can stop by their booth (#1026) for the details on entry and ways to win. Each day, a random winner will be selected to win a RealRyder Indoor Cycle or a Total Gym.

If you’re interested in going to IHRSA but haven’t committed yet, we have two ways for you to save on the trade show passes. Our promotional partners, Motionsoft have passes to offer! IHRSA is also offering an exclusive promotional code for their Facebook fans.

We only have one question … a Are You Ready for our Ryde?

• Thursday, March 17th: Beginning at 11:00am, we will be offering 15-minute classes on the only indoor cycling ride that moves you!
• If you complete one of the mini-classes, you will receive our RealRyder Messenger bag, perfect for the conference or on-the-go wherever you are!
• Friday, March 18th: We’re up bright and early at 6:00am! The RealRyder Performance & Hydration Station, Fueled by Gatorade – G Series Fit
• Ryde Real every 30 minutes, with classes ending at 8:30am. And no need for extra gear – we’ve got you covered with the brand-new G Series Fit drink and Gatorade towels, as well as a brand-new RealRyder t-shirt!

We wish we could bottle up and sell the excitement that comes with trying RealRyder for the first time! The smiling faces tell the story – check out these photos from the past weekend’s SCW Fitness MANIA in Philadelphia!

RealRyder + SCW's Philadelphia MANIA

RealRyder + SCW's Philadelphia MANIA

RealRyder is relatively new on the fitness block. Our history stems from the stationary bike – a rigid, locked-down pedaling machine. And its basic design still hasn’t changed much after twenty years. Enter the RealRyder® ABF8: you get a true sense of the road with its unique, articulating frame that allows it to steer, lean, and feel like an actual road bike.

We know how difficult it is to go back to your stationary bikes after you’ve tried RealRyder! That first time you try it and you feel yourself moving beyond pedaling; the steering, the leaning, the balancing, the mental involvement, and the emotional excitement. You’ll want to replicate that experience in all your indoor cycling classes!

Our mission is to share RealRyder with as many people as we can! Maybe we should put the bikes on a bus and tour this great nation, calling ourselves The RealRyder Rockstars! Or maybe we’ll just stick with what we’re good at – trade shows and fitness conventions, where we get to interact with rockin’ fitness professionals and club owners!

RealRyder will continue to be at great events all over the country this year! Check out some of the great events we’re participating in, like SCW Fitness’ Mania Conventions and the The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA), just to name a few!

Have you recently tried RealRyder? Have you been teaching for a year? Or more? We would love to hear your experience or memories with RealRyder (the title of the post!). Please share your thoughts and stories!

The word is spreading fast about RealRyder Indoor Cycling and not just in the USA! We have a very active team in Italy who cover Europe and do a fantastic job of representing RealRyder and showing off our unique stationary bike at trade shows and events.

We were also in Asia last month when Colin Irving and Douglas Brooks demonstrated the bikes at Asia Fitness Convention 2010 in Thailand!

This is the second year of the Asia Fitness Convention and marks RealRyder’s first visit to Thailand.

We were all very excited to be showing RealRyder Indoor Cycling to the huge Asian fitness market and give more people the chance to see the stationary bike that is changing indoor cycling!

The event was held at the Bangkok Convention Centre and was reported by Bangkok Biz News who described the RealRyder stationary bike and its unique characteristics.

RealRyder were also at two events in Italy “Rimini Wellness 2010” and “Evento RealRyder Ravenna”. As always they got some great pictures that really capture the spirit of RealRyder Indoor Cycling “Italian Style”!

They have also proved again that indoor cycling doesn’t have to be done indoors!

The appeal of our version of indoor cycling is universal; it cuts across borders and is enthusiastically embraced by people from all fitness backgrounds. The main reason for this is that our stationary bike is more fun to ride! It appeals to the child in all of us, like the first time you rode without training wheels! You really don’t need words or language to appreciate this, only that first ride to experience it for yourself! The other thing that helps our stationary bike create a good first impression is its appearance. People always comment on how cool the bike looks and are fascinated by the fact it leans!

Enough, about first impressions! RealRyder Indoor Cycling is not just gaining in popularity, because it looks cool and is fun! There are also some very tangible benefits as well. First you will be using more muscles as you engage your core and upper body to lean and stabilize the bike. Secondly you will burn up to 20% more calories during a RealRyder Indoor Cycling Class than in a normal stationary bike class.

There are also some more subtle training effects going on when you ride our stationary bike. The articulating frame encourages smooth pedaling and you will feel the bike move around much less as you become more efficient on the bike. Top pros always have very “quiet” upper bodies as they have developed a smooth, efficient pedaling style after many hours in the saddle. One other thing you will notice is our bike actually feels more like a real bike, not the same, but as close as you can get with indoor cycling. After all that was Colin Irving’s main objective, when coming up with the design – to make indoor cycling more realistic!

So look out for RealRyder Indoor Cycling near you, it is fast becoming global! And if your local studio or gym doesn’t have RealRyders yet, have them contact us, so they can upgrade to our stationary bike and join the new era of indoor cycling!

Our stationary bike is on the move again! We are at Midwest MANIA for the latest SCW show (October 8 -10) and will be running our popular RealRyder Indoor Cycling Classes!

RealRyder has been at all the SCW shows this year and they are a great way to stay in touch with fellow industry professionals and follow the latest trends in fitness equipment and training. It also gives more people the opportunity to ride our stationary bike, which is not like any other indoor bike you may have ridden before!

Riding our stationary bike will feel more like riding a real bike as you can lean and turn, which gives a more dynamic ride.

It will also make your indoor cycling much more fun than a traditional stationary bike!

You will get a full body workout as you engage your upper body and core muscles. You will also burn approximately 20% more calories, because you are recruiting more muscles.

The RealRyder Indoor Cycling Classes are the best way to feel the difference and most people who try our stationary bike come away excited and are reluctant to go back to their old indoor bikes! The RealRyder stationary bike has created a new era of indoor cycling!

Click here for Midwest MANIA Registration, plus full details of the RealRyder Indoor Cycling Class times.

Put the dates in your diary and come and check out our unique leaning stationary bike for yourself and look out for the RealRyder stationary bike at future SCW shows near you!

We were running the popular RealRyder Indoor Cycling Classes at Dallas MANIA recently when Tracey Yukich of Biggest Loser fame came by to try our stationary bike!

We have been at all the SCW Shows this year, and have been blown away by the enthusiasm for our version of indoor cycling on the unique RealRyder stationary bike. At all the MANIA locations the classes have been sold out and many hardened fitness industry veterans have gone away buzzing about how indoor cycling is more fun and a better workout on our bike!

We have also written before about using indoor cycling for weight loss and one of the advantages of using our bike is that the full body workout actually burns 20% more calories than a “standard” non-leaning spinning bike! Indoor cycling has been an important part of the program for the Biggest Loser contestants so we were particularly interested to hear what Tracey thought of the RealRyder. Check out the video!

For those who don’t follow the Biggest Loser here is a little more background on Tracey Yukich and the amount of weight she lost.

Looking at Tracey’s “before and after” pictures the transformation is amazing!

Tracey dropped a total of 118lbs and although these are dramatic numbers the secret to effective weight loss is really very simple, decrease your “calories in” through a healthy diet and increase your “calories out” through exercise.

Sounds easy, doesn’t it?

It’s not – the challenge for most people who struggle to lose weight is having a plan and sticking to it and it requires some big lifestyle changes.

A big part of the challenge is making changes that you can stick to, both with eating and exercise.

Earlier in the year we saw Elise Marmon losing over 50lbs of weight using RealRyder Indoor Cycling Classes as her main cardio workout, so there is no doubt indoor cycling generally and RealRyder specifically is a great way to burn calories.

One of the other benefits Elise talked about was that the classes were a lot of fun which made it easier to stick to the plan.

So whether you are interested in losing “Biggest Loser” amounts of weight, improving your cardio fitness or toning up, indoor cycling on a RealRyder will help you achieve your goals. Track down a RealRyder Indoor Cycling Studio near you using the facility search link on the right and make those first pedal strokes on the road to a fitter, happier you!