So I went to the gym today, against all odds, and mounted the Expresso Cycle again, to complete my last uncompleted tour in the “Advanced” section, called “Oh Mama”. It had me riding up 60 degree inclines and shooting down 60 degree inclines reaching over 40 MPH on a bike. Pretty thrilling considering that I was on a stationary bike in a YMCA. Oh, and by the way, last weekend I biked through an asteroid belt.
For those connected to me on Facebook I have probably chewed your ear off already about the Expresso Cycle. It sounds like a coffee-making-routine when I write it like that but it’s really a very engaging fitness machine which has a computer screen to show you competing on tours and adjusts the tension according to the degree of incline at any given point on any given tour. Add to that, a “Chase” video game where you collect coins and matching dragons and try to beat your best score by getting various speed and point boosters that expire in 30 seconds (read: interval training, ssssh).
As you can tell I am fanatic about the Expresso Cycle. I recommend anyone to check it out (www.expresso.net) and if your gym doesn’t have it, tell them to get it. I am at a YMCA. If you’re at a NYSC or Equinox or Lifetime Fitness or equivalent, they have no excuse not to match up to the YMCA.
Back to the point of this post. Last time I was at the gym I chased dragons on the Expresso Cycle and achieved my current goal – Double Century, i.e. I had rode the bike for 200 miles.
Today, I got on the bike and found that my next goal was… 500 miles.
OK… I have got a lot of riding to do.