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virtual course / real sweat.(Technology Information)
VR APPLICATIONS TAKE THE TEDIUM OUT OF INDOOR EXERCISE
IMAGINE that it's February 26, and winter has already gone on too long. The temperature at 7:00 am is hovering around 25 degrees F, but your legs are feeling spongy and you need a workout. You could take. a run in the frozen air, but that has all the appeal of a visit to the dentist. What you really want is 10 miles or so on your bike before work--in a warm climate. If only you could ...
As it turns out, you can. In fact, that's just what Byron Rieper does every winter morning at his home in Overland Park, Kansas. Rieper is a long-distance cyclist who has completed the Seattle-to-Washington DC Ride ...
- A New Reality for Cyclists // VR Bike Latest Fitness Advance
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times Bob Richards October 14, 1994 700+ words
...introduction at McCormick Place of the VR Bike, a fully interactive blending of muscle wear and software. The VR Bike, manufactured by Tectrix Fitness Equipment...gives you a reaction or feedback." The VR Bike's software and interactive technology...
- Society embarks on the Era of Virtual Exercise
- Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel JOHN FAUBER January 15, 1996 700+ words
...feet from your face and virtual competitors who race against you, forcing you into a vigorous workout. One such device, the VR Bike from Techtrix, is on the showroom floor at Fitness Equipment at 6817 W. North Ave. It's a recombinant bike, which actually...
