| The world of stationary bikes and exercise | | | | concept. Stationary bikes that have lengthy |
| equipment in general is on the verge of major | | | | scenerios which have corresponding changes in |
| revolution. This may be due in part to the | | | | pedaling tension for various landscape changes are |
| overwhelming success of such interactive video | | | | new to the market. The price point on these |
| games as Dance Dance Revolution. An orthopedic | | | | more involved stationary bikes can be as steep |
| surgeon from Denver, Ted Parks, devised | | | | as the hills they simulate at a whopping $5000 |
| Gamebike to use with the Sony Playstation | | | | plus. |
| console. The players actually pedal to play the | | | | But whichever system appeals to you after a |
| games in the same way that Dance Dance | | | | careful stationary bike review, the marriage of |
| Revolution players must dance on a dance pad to | | | | exercise equipment and video game enthusiasm is |
| interactively play those games. | | | | one that is here to stay. The obvious problem of |
| XMAT produces a recumbent bike that can be | | | | stationary bike boredom is the target of all this. |
| used with many different home video game | | | | But there are always the the old standbys of |
| consoles. It is not interactive but instead provides | | | | watching Television or reading while on the bike. |
| the power for the gaming. It requires the gamer | | | | There does seem to be some advantages to the |
| to exercise in order to play those hours of video | | | | new use of video gaming in the realm of exercise |
| games. While price point is a bit high at nearly | | | | bikes. That is that the activity which is already |
| $350 the average exercise equipment will set you | | | | omnipresent with so many can be extended to |
| back plenty too and wont provide built in incentive. | | | | improve health when combined with traditional |
| There are more elaborate versions of the same | | | | stationary bikes. |