Exercise bike
Stationary bike for intervals and steady aerobic work indoors
A stationary bike, upright or spin-style, with a flywheel and resistance you set by a number. There is no impact, so it turns up in rehab as often as in hard interval work, and the same session can be repeated week after week and compared. Sessions run from 20 easy minutes to sprint repeats measured in seconds. A basic frame costs a couple of hundred dollars; a connected model with classes runs into the thousands.
People on record
Sorted by strength of stance
Does it: documented as part of their own routine. Recommends: explicitly advises other people to do it. Discusses: covered it substantively without clear personal adoption; this can include criticism or disagreement.
- Cristiano RonaldoDoes it
Footballer · Portugal captain and five-time Ballon d'Or winner
Goal's account of his lockdown training says he spent a lot of time on the exercise bike to hold his fitness while matches were off. That cardio ran alongside the free weights and the bodyweight work described in the same piece.
Source: Goal: Cristiano Ronaldo in lockdown, training, haircut and diet - Michael PhelpsDoes it
Olympic swimmer · Most decorated Olympian in history
Weights three days a week, 60 to 90 minutes a session. On the other four he is swimming, riding a stationary bike or on an elliptical, which is how he described his training week to Tim Ferriss in 2021.
Source: The Tim Ferriss Show #494: Michael Phelps and Grant Hackett, transcript
Aimed at the same thing
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- Gear$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Heart rate monitor
Chest strap or watch that logs heart rate and estimates calories burned
On record from 4 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it, 2 recommend it - Gear$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.
Weight sled
A loaded steel sled pushed or dragged across turf
On record from 3 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it, 2 recommend it - Gear$$$Expensive: Several hundred dollars and up.
Air bike
Fan-resistance bike with moving handles, used for short all-out efforts
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it, 1 recommends it - Gear$$$Expensive: Several hundred dollars and up.
Indoor bike trainer
Smart trainer or stationary bike that reports power and varies resistance
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it - Gear$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.
Running hydration vest
A trail vest carrying soft flasks or a bladder, plus fuel, layers and a headlamp
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it - Gear$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Basal body thermometer
Two-decimal thermometer for spotting the temperature shift around ovulation
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it
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