2020 was the year in which training at home has become the norm: with gyms and sports centers closed, the alternatives were very few. We were therefore forced to equip ourselves with mats, weights, rubber bands and other tools to be able to exercise in the living room, dining room and even in the garden. Sometimes though, even if the equipment is not lacking it is the desire to exercise that is in short supply. Because nothing motivates how much the lessons we do in the room with the instructor. A network that is often what most of all makes you want to go to the gym.
What if they told you that there is a tool that can recreate at home the same conditions as a normal spinning class, including the ability to compete with other athletes?
An indoor bike different from the others
The idea behind Peloton, created in 2014 by the homonymous New York-based ‘connected’ equipment company, is as simple as it is ingenious. It is not, in fact, a simple tool to make movement but gives a real one experience and 360 builds. Music, motivation, quality of programs they convinced well one million users to convert to this type of training. Sure, with a cost of approximately $ 2,000, it is not a tool for everyone. An additional $ 15-40 must also be added to the price of the bicycle to unlock access to 14 daily live sessions as well as a thousands of videos on demand specially designed for encourage participants to complete the fitness session.
How does it work
On the handlebar it is mounted a screen which allows you to connect to the class held by one of the instructors who are part of the Peloton team, broadcast in live streaming from the study of the Big Apple. Despite being, in fact, connected simultaneously with thousands of other users, the feeling of interacting with the teacher face to face is real. This makes a difference in terms of motivation since you have in front of you (albeit through a screen) a person who pushes you not to give up. However, if this type of training is not for you, no problem, because it will be enough to replace it with the modality Scenic Drive to see some of the most scenic cycling routes in the world appear on your tablet and thus simulate a ride in the midst of nature. Then there is the soundtrack: since the right playlist makes the difference, Peloton has made available to its athletes an extensive catalog of songs, including the most recent hits. Finally, there is the network effect: when you get on the saddle, in addition to exercising, you become part of a community with which you are connected live, even via videochat, for those who wish. Members can even compete against each other, compare your results and receive badges and awards based on your achievements.
pros and cons
Having such a tool at home allows you to doing high-intensity physical activity at any time, even if only for a few minutes: the fact of having it constantly available, in fact, can only entice you to use it by putting aside the usual excuses about not having time available. Also the design, then, it is incentive given that its neat and captivating aesthetic makes you want to keep the exercise bike on display in the living room ready for use. The cons is, for the moment, availability since Peloton is not yet accessible to the Italian public.
Peloton, in conclusion, seems designed on purpose to stimulate even the laziest to want to move. As opposed to a passive tool, it is capable of at the same time give a fun experience, a high-level training and also that thread of competition that, for some, can give the right boost. A truly smart tool, so much so that it also convinced the President of the United States, which even took him with him to the White House, albeit with some changes to the screen for security reasons. While waiting for it to become available also from our country, all that remains is to follow the brand on Instagram, where all the news regarding the community are posted regularly as well workout can also be performed free-body.
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