exercise
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Hydrow Is a Great Peleton Alternative if You Hate Cycling
A muscle-bound and joyful young man is cutting down the Charles River like a water strider. His chipper banter distracts you briefly from the whir of an internal flywheel and a constant stream of numbers — split times, speed, strokes per minute — helps keep up the momentum. With a little more push, a little…
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How To Keep A Coronavirus-Safe Distance When You’re Jogging Or Cycling
We’re told to keep a minimum of 1.5 metres apart from others to avoid the spread of COVID-19 via contact with virus-contaminated droplets.
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Flywheel Bikes No Longer Work, So You Get A Free Peloton Instead
Peloton accused rival stationary bike company Flywheel of stealing its ideas back in 2018, and now the two companies have settled. Flywheel is ending its at-home classes—both live-streamed and on-demand—in March, The Verge reported, which means Flywheel bike owners won’t have anything to watch on their giant screens. But don’t worry: Peloton is offering those…
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Astronauts’ Exercise Programs Could Help Cancer Patients Endure Chemotherapy
In a new paper this week, researchers are making a novel argument: Cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and astronauts in space suffer similar health problems—including bone and muscle loss—and as such could benefit from similar training regimens.