Pedal Off The Beaten Path of Indoor Cycling With REALRYDER

If you head to the Santa Monica Airport these days, you'll discover an innovative fitness concept taking flight. Introducing RealRyder, a revolutionary indoor bike that simulates biking on the real road. With a unique mobile frame that enables you to pedal, steer and lean from side to side, RealRyder propels the usual stationary cycling workout into a first-of-its-kind FULL body training session for your legs, upper body, trunk and balance awareness.

If the airport location sounds a bit quirky (that's home to the RealRyder showroom), it's actually the perfect launch pad for a fresh idea like this. Pedaling from the cockpit of my RealRyder bike, I quickly caught on to the new (or perhaps old?) sensation... Handle bars that move if you don't maintain control... a fluid console that goes with your body as you lean left to right... Wait, this feels familiar.

Between our motivating instructor, cool tunes guiding our ride and competitive cyclist and RealRyder co-founder Colin Irving (pictured above) looking on, there was something special in the air. No, it wasn't a wave of plane exhaust rolling through the room. Rather, it was a feeling that something truly remarkable was taking shape. Join other in-the-know LA fitness enthusiasts who are raving about "getting real" every Tuesday night and you'll see what I mean.

RealRyder Showroom Address: 3200 Airport Avenue, Unit 21, Santa Monica, CA 90405: www.realryder.com

What I love:

• Classes are FREE, but you must sign-up in advance. Link to sign-up via FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=96084692365&ref=ts
• It's easy, but does take some adjusting to, which means it's sparking change in your body.
• What an ultra-smooth ride!
• Easy to lock in my SPD clips OR cages are available if you don't have cycling shoes.
• Takes indoor cycling up a big notch by recruiting stabilizer muscles in your core, upper body and legs the entire time.
• Water is FREE. Towels are provided.
• Ample parking that's also FREE.
• I got a FREE hip t-shirt that actually fits!! (versus the usual XXL that turns into PJs)

Things that make you go hmmm...

• The room is warm (no AC), which isn't a complaint, but more of a heads up to ensure you dress appropriately and stay extra hydrated.
• All the freebies won't last, folks. If you want to get real on a regular basis, you need to become a squeaky wheel at your gym starting NOW.