I may seem like an exercise freak – and I am. I have always loved cycling. Even back in the day when I had to cycle back and forth on the parking place of our building because my mom wouldn’t let me go farther than that. Not surprisingly, I have also always dreamt of getting my own exercise bike. Well, guess what I just got today..
Say hello to Kettler Lotus 507:
Lotus arrived in a gigantic cardboard box – in roughly three gazillion pieces. There are no words to describe how proud I am of myself for actually assembling it on my own without ending up with something that could only be called a piece of modern art. Instead, with only a minimal amount of cursing, I managed to create an actual, working exercise bike. A bike that measures my heart rate, the amount of calories I’ve burned, my speed, the imaginary distance I’ve traveled and – most importantly – my level of fitness through analyzing my recovery heart rate after each exercise session. Today I got an F3. On a scale of F1 to F6 – F1 being the best – that is actually a bit above average. I’m quite happy with that.
So now, thanks to Lotus, I’ve got yet another type of exercise to choose from. I’ll still be continuing with my running and walking but now that winter is approaching I find it important that I have certain exercises – like push ups and cycling – that I can do here at home.
