In the first week of training, I had to restart the tablet several times to restart it after the screen froze while searching for my Wi-Fi, but that wasn’t a problem for the first few days. Otherwise, the tablet is excellent. At 21.5 inches, it’s not so big that you’re overwhelmed while watching it closely when you’re riding a bike, but it’s also big enough to be used for floor workouts a few feet away. The touch screen rotates 360 degrees for bike sessions.
But obviously the star of the show is that stationary bike. It is a heavy car and has a solid feel, which is a welcome feature when you get on it and start pedaling. There is no shaking, no shaking, just a safe and well-founded feeling that you will ride that bike to the gym that everyone is in a hurry to get to first – which makes sense, because you will often see rows of bikes. Star Trac in the commercial halls. Also, the bike is almost silent, which is great for people who live with light sleepers or who share walls with restless neighbors.
Using the touch screen controls on the tablet, I connected the Myx system directly to the Bluetooth headset and the included Polar heart rate monitor. For me, every connection was fast and reliable. Bluetooth devices can be difficult (many times I’ve been on a route, looking forward to connecting headphones), so it’s great to be ready to ride in seconds.
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When I went into the database to check out Myx workouts, my first impression was, “Wow, this is so much more than a bicycle.” Hundreds of pre-programmed workouts available fall into four categories: Bicycle (which contains traditional spin / cycle workouts), Floor (workouts using equipment and / or body weight to build strength and endurance), Recovery (yoga, meditation, and weight training). recovery), and Cross-Train (workouts that contain mixtures of all three).
In each category there are dozens of workouts in three different levels of difficulty, led by coaches who reach only the right tone – positive without being saccharin. Pre-staged training sessions range in time from five minutes to 60 minutes and have the feeling of an individual experience. This is a huge advantage – Myx focuses on positive reinforcement to motivate you so that you don’t find merit-based rankings like those in Peloton workouts or indoor cycling apps like Zwift. There is a less competitive feeling; it’s more like a really fit friend encourages you with a workout.
As a certified trainer (CrossFit L1, L2, USPA Powerlifting, Precision Nutrition L1) with experience in training training and owning a gym, I am immediately skeptical of any programming that I have not done myself. But Myx has done his homework: every workout I’ve done so far has hit that perfect area of difficulty, taking you right to the “I can’t do this” line and easing it back a bit so you can continue. . I left every workout tired and sweaty, but invigorated, rather than prepared for a burrito breakfast and a nap, which is my usual state after a rough gym session. I was pleasantly surprised to find top-level CrossFit moves presented in a way that beginners can understand. I’ve even seen a few moves I haven’t encountered in my programming experience.