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<p>The better ones still don’t.</p>
<p>Do you mean your bike does not generate electricity?</p>
<p>raspberries, strawberries, blueberries and banana are so good with nothing on them.</p>
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That’s the fruit combo for my morning shake…except I add frozen mango. </p>
<p>The salad and topping sound great!</p>
<p>BTW, I hate those shorts with the padded bottoms. I bike a lot in the warm weather…for hours at a time…and those shorts do NOT work for me. Just some breathable cotton knit shorts or pants work well. I’m hoping to do a long bike ride this weekend!</p>
<p>You, guys, definately like to cook / spend time in a kitchen. I envy you, because I have to come up with all sorts of activities to keep myslef occupied.</p>
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<p>It doesn’t even have a plug. Or a computer or anything. It has a mechanical speedometer and you adjust the resistance by turning a knob that presses bike brake shoes against the wheel (not like these fancy “spinner” bikes, either). It’s pretty much disintegrating, although I did improvise a nut to bolt the brake assembly back together.</p>
<p>Most of the ellipticals and bikes these days won’t even work without electricity. They rely on electro-magnets to provide resistance and are toast when the computer dies.</p>
<p>I actually just ordered a new exercise bike, but I went “old-school”. A Schwinn Airdyne that was first introduced in 1977. You pedal and pump arm levers to turn a big fan wheel.</p>
<p>But if there were a generator hooked to that wheel, you could charge a battery to power your laptop, for instance… :)</p>
<p>Of course they are good plain Miami, but this was a party! Maybe you have yours with chocolate? Or am I thinking of someone else? 
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<p>Time in the kitchen? Um. 15 minutes. And that included chopping the fruit. I am not a fan of extended time in the kitchen. </p>
<p>Shhh, Bunsen- you’re describing a modified version of my D’s semester-long engineering project!</p>
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<p>I’d be lucky to charge my iPod!</p>
<p>Schwinn Airdyne- Oh, God. You are a better man than any of us! Those things are impossible. I used to do a corporate competition that involved a mini-triathlon and the bike portion was on the Airdyne. It’s the hardest exercise EVER!! </p>
<p>I want to share that this old lady landed a shoe sponsorship! I thought those days were over. It’s not a huge one, but it involves a uniform (Brooks) and free sh** and great discounts on shoes, etc. I’m impressed that Brooks recognizes the “senior” runners and not just the fast young kids. I guess they know which age group might have fatter wallets and they want their sponsored runners in those age groups, too. Anyway- GO BROOKS!!</p>
<p>Awww, congrats, MOfWC! Awesome! Mature runners ROCK! You are shilling for a GREAT company that makes fabulous shoes (love my Glycerins)! I live near one of their outlets and leave almost all of my $$ budgeted for running clothes at that store!</p>
<p>I am in total awe, MOWC. Total awe.</p>
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<p>It can’t be that bad. They use 'em for rehab on 75 year old guys with hip replacements. There are a lot of YouTubes of people all but killing themselves doing intervals on Airdynes, but they are trying to do full sprints like crazy people.</p>
<p>It does look like it would give a nice full body workout between the legs pedaling and the arms rowing. I expect to take it nice and slow, except when the iPod nazi tells me to go 15 seconds hard! The thing I like is that you don’t have to push a button for the harder intervals – just pedal faster.</p>
<p>I don’t think either my wife or I could handle the pounding (or the boredom) of a treadmill. My wife despises ellipiticals. She likes the recumbent bikes, but that’s not really a whole body workout. This looked like a good all-around option.</p>
<p>wow mowc…very cool! Maybe a tv commercial will be next. Maybe the superbowl!</p>
<p>I suspect I AM too old for the TV commercial, but I got to do one in my 20s which was the last time I had a sponsorship. The Texas Rangers baseball team marketed a disgusting sports drink called RangerAid and they picked two local runners to sponsor- me and a fast guy named Hector Ortiz. They actually paid for us to travel to marathons, etc. The drink was red and when runners spilled it down their shirts in races it stained everything, so didn’t last long… It was a lot of fun while it lasted, though.
(I will not be quitting my day job)</p>
<p>Oooh, I am so impressed. Well, I am just going to do some name dropping when I am with my friends. Oh, yeah, I am friends with a recognized athlete. Oh, sure, my buddy MoWC. Yes, we talk all the time. </p>
<p>Seriously, I am really happy that Brooks recognizes accomplished women of all ages. Better than Nike that seems to like men who are crappy to their wives - Michael, Kobe, Tiger. </p>
<p>If you have any influence can you get them to resume making their old racewalking shoe?? I have a pair that I save just for competitions. When I enter a race, the true competitors tell me how jealous they are that I still have a pair. Or (if it’s not too much trouble) check and see if they have any stored in an abandoned warehouse?</p>
<p>MofWC - I am truly happy for you. You are so generous with all of us, I love that you are getting some well deserved recognition. :)</p>
<p>Thanks, WIP! It’s not huge, but it will be fun. They are going to have regional meet-ups and stuff like that. My favorite shoe of all time was the Brooks Hugger GT back in the early 80s. I wish it was still made!</p>
<p>OOPS, senior moment. It was new balance. </p>
<p>But maybe they SHOULD make a racewalking shoe. :0</p>
<p>Battled the iPod nazi again today. I’m repeating last week, so today was pretty much the same as Friday except the intervals were a bit tougher – 20 seconds hard.</p>
<p>I did the whole thing with only two 1 minute breaks, one after each set of bike intervals, to get my heartrate back down.</p>
<p>5 minutes of warmup
6 minutes exercise circuit
5 minutes bike intervals
6 minutes exercise circuit
5 minutes bike intervals
6 minutes exercise circuit
5 minutes bike cool down</p>
<p>Felt good. Felt stronger. Felt more controlled during the exercises. I can defintely notice a big change in how much better my breathing during exercise is and how much more quickly I recover from panting mode. That’s really motivating to see week to week progress. We’ll see if that holds up on Wednesday with, IMO, the harder set of exercises.</p>
<p>MomofWildChild! I am so happy for you. I bet you are feeling fantastic!</p>