Smart Training...

From time to time a new spinning bike style exercise bike is introduced into the UK that has the potential to completely change the way that we think about getting fit. It’s possible that the Kettler Racer S indoor cycle is one such exercise bike.

Why do we say this? Not only is it a great spinning bike with all of the features that you’d expect from a quality spinner, but it also has the ability to work with your iPhone or Andoid smart phone. Significantly, this means that you can use your phone to download training apps that will in turn control the level of work that you do on the bike. Imagine eating a burger for lunch and then wondering how much spin training you need to do to burn off the calories – well, with this bike and the right training app you need wonder no more. The app will work out the number of calories that you’ve consumed and tell the spin bike how hard to work you during the training session to burn off those calories. Clever stuff…

Of course, you can do far more with this spinning bike than just burn off burger calories – with an increasing number of apps and compatible mobile devices it means that more of the Great British public have access to personalised training regimes to suit their needs. How about cycling through the Lake District, with all of it’s panoramic views and undulating routes, without actually leaving your house. It’s all becoming possible with app based technology available on the Kettler Racer S spinning bike.

What’s even more impressive to someone like me (who likes crunching numbers and can see through gimmicky tech pretty quickly) is that the data that is collected during your training sessions can then be uploaded to the web so that you can accurately track your performance and increasing fitness levels.

All this from a spinning bike? Well…yes. There’s a premium price tag of course but if you’ve got the budget and like your mobile devices then the Kettler Racer S is definitely a spin bike that you should be looking at.