Spinervals-I like it

I was sitting around watching some late night TV the other day when one of those fitness infomercials came on.  But this one wasn’t for the Insanity Workout or P90X, it was for some kind of Spinning Workout. So I hop over to Amazon and find about 120 Spinning DVDs.  Well, I guess I am a bit behind the times here. So I got one called Spinerval Ultra Conditioning.  I like the cutesy name and it’s a workout that combines stationary bike work with pushups and dumbbells.  It’s an intense workout, but any DVD based training is easier than hitting…

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Cycling-as in Bicycling

The GURU bike costs about 7 thousand dollars and is made with carbon fiber and all kinds of gee whiz, hi tech cycling components. But the fact that this particular road bike has ten speeds marks it as a bicycle for the masses, not a racer. Road bikes make for racing usually have 21 or more gears. Of course, most people looking for cycling equipment aren’t looking for pro quality racing gear. I was not a jock when I was in school, and didn’t much like the kids that were. I was always a little too thin and wiry for…

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