Welcome to the Ride Fit™ Indoor Cycle Training Video and DVD Collection

Bored working out on your stationary exercise bike? Too busy to get to your local Spin® class? Wishing you had a structured cycle training program to provide motivation? Bad weather forcing you indoors? Prefer to workout at home? Faced with another hotel gym with nothing to look at except the walls? Ride Fit can help.

Ride Fit™, a new and exciting series of virtual cycle training videos and DVDs, will make your indoor cycling experience fun, motivating and structured. You know the benefits of regular exercise otherwise you would not be here. We know staying motivated is hard. The Ride Fit series provides an entertaining and goal orientated environment to keep you focused on your workout. Ride Fit's training videos are designed to be played on your home computer or the latest multimedia phenomena - the smart device (e.g. iPad, smart phone or tablet). For those with access to a DVD based media system we've got you covered as well.

All our training videos and DVDs are available in stunning widescreen high-definition and are suitable for display on all types of media devices from smart phones and tablets, to the latest flat-screen TVs. Our simple on-screen digital dashboard shows your critical ride information (resistance, cadence and perceived effort) and the terrain profile with progress indicator shows you where you are and what's coming next so you can pace your ride appropriately.

Further, when you purchase one of our titles you actually get two video files; now that’s value! One video file has a music backing track, in addition to the narration and audio alerts. The second video file has only the narration and audio alerts allowing you to play your own selection of music in the background. With your video purchase you’ll also receive access to the Ride Fit Training Guide. This contains valuable information on such things as video playback options, the setup of your stationary bike or trainer, how to get multiple workout experiences from the same Ride Fit video, and the use of heart rate monitors.

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Ensuring Compatibilty

With so many types of media device on the market today it is impractical to test our downloadable products on every device. Thus, before buying one of our downloadable products we recommend you download the One Minute Sample Video. If this sample video plays successfully on your media device you can purchase our product confident that it is compatible with your viewing platform. If you have problems or can't play the test file please review our Video FAQ page. If this page does not answer your questions, please contact us and let us know what device you're using. We'll make every effort to determine if your media device is compatible or inappropriately configured.

Downloading a Ride Fit video requires a broadband internet connection. By downloading the sample file you'll also get an estimate of the download time for the product you're interested in simply by multiplying the sample video download time by the product run time.

Virtual Indoor Cycle Training Videos for Individual Cyclists

Indoor cycling (also commonly referred to as spin or Spinning®) came about in 1987, when Jonathan Goldberg (aka Johnny G), a South African-born cyclist, installed a handful of stationary bikes in his garage, devised a training program to simulate outdoor riding and invited cycling friends to join him as he trained for cross-country bike races.

In 1989 Jonny G opened his first spinning center in Southern California and from there the popularity of indoor cycling has grown. In 2002, perhaps the most famous road cyclist of all time, Greg LeMond, endorsed the indoor cycling movement by starting LeMond Fitness that make stationary bikes for health clubs as well as the Lemond Revolution™ turbo trainer. Today, indoor cyclists workout either within a class environment typically held by a certified instructor trained by one of a number of agencies (for example, Spinning®, Schwinn Cycling, AFPA and National Exercise Trainers Association) or workout individually at home or in a fitness center or hotel gym.

Well trained indoor cycling instructors have long used visualization, as well as music, motivation and enthusiastic coaching to lead students through a ride. Most classes are organized around interval training; this is where students sprint, run, climb, and jump according to a program the instructor has created before coming to the class. In the early 2000's, some instructors started to adopt "terrain-based" classes that attempted to simulate outdoor conditions. Now the instructor utilized "real world" visualization (and perhaps even a fan to simulate wind) to guide their students through a simulated outdoor ride.

Of course, at the same time, others started indoor cycling at home or in the gym, either using a stationary exercise bike or bike/turbo trainer combination. To cater for this market, a number of companies started to produce first VHS (remember those) and then DVD based indoor cycle training videos. Perhaps, the most famous of these products is Spinervals®, who launched their first product in 1997 and over time have released many more titles, the majority being filmed within an indoor cycling studio environment.

It soon became apparent that many individual indoor cyclists wanted a more visually realistic setting than watching guys/girls working out within a gym environment. Thus, around 2005 the first virtual indoor cycle training videos arrived. Today these types of videos break into two distinct product segments. The first segment consists of what has become known as a "rolling road" video. High quality, highly stable cameras film moving along a roadway or a cycle path at cycling or faster speeds. Typically, the resulting video has no instruction or information on the terrain being seen but music is added for mood. The second segment of product consists of indoor cycle training videos based on actual rides. These videos, often filmed from the perspective of a rider, provide a first person view of the road, realistic road speeds and training information using some combination of narration and an overlaid digital dashboard. With the advent of DVDs, manufacturers added multiple audio tracks that could be selected by the user and found creative ways to use subtitles so the amount of additional training information overlaid on the screen could be user controlled.

Today, as technology continues to advance so does the virtual indoor cycle training video targeted at the individual cyclist. Ride Fit™, recognizing the widespread availability of smart devices such as the iPhone, iPad, smart phone and tablet, provides highly affordable (about the price of a lunchtime sandwich) downloadable virtual cycle training videos. We want the individual indoor cyclist to experience, as closely as can be achieved in an indoor environment, actually being there on the road. Download our training videos to your smart device and you can take your indoor cycle training program anywhere your smart device goes. Take them to the gym, take them on a business trip, even drag your training bike into the garden and enjoy an "outdoor" ride - excuse the pun.

Of course, a digital download can also be played on a variety of other video display devices including computers, game consoles and modern DVD players that have the capability of reading a digital data disc. If you need a true DVD format we offer that too, albeit the price point is a little higher.

And what's in store for the future from Ride Fit™? Lots! Please sign-up for our newsletter above to hear about the release of new training titles and exciting new product offerings.