The Rubber Band Man

The rubber band man is the best way I can describe how I’m feeling at this very moment. Not my whole body but my legs feel like they’re made of rubber bands. Oh you know the feeling….that feeling in your legs when you walk ALL day long at the mall during the holiday’s or hiking up a large hill. That feeling you get when you ride a bicycle for too long when your not used to it. Yeah, that’s the feeling I’m talking about, rubber band legs.

My new year resolution for 2010 was to lose weight and get healthier. How original right? I am the heaviest I have EVER been and I’m just not as happy as I want to with my appearance. In other words, my fat ass needs some work. SOOOOOOOO…..in keeping to the promise I made to myself for 2010, I purchased this little gem to help me in this endeavor.

Isn’t she a beauty? She is the Weslo Pursuit G 2.8! Even her name sounds cool dunnit? I picked her up where everyone goes for their health and fitness needs, Wal-Mart. She came well packaged in a cardboard box with “some assembly required”. I put her together in about an hour using only a Phillips screwdriver, pliers and the supplied allen wrench. I was quite happy with how easy she went together. Although she has a cool name/model, I think it’s only right that she receives a name now that she’s been adopted by me. I could use all of your help on this one. Call it a contest if you want. Yeah, the “Name Gary’s Stationary Bike Contest”! ALL names submitted will be considered.

She came with the standard stationary bike things……two legs that adjust for stability, two pedals complete with toe straps, handle bars, adjustable resistance and a terribly uncomfortable seat. One thing she is missing that does not bother me at all is a big ol spinning wheel in the front. My grandfather had a stationary bike when I was a kid with one of the big ol wheels on the front of it. Yeah, sounded like a tank was coming through the house every time someone rode it. LOL

Something she DID come with that I am really digging is this dope electronic console.The console will show you RPM’s, your speed in mph OR KPH, how long you’ve been riding, distance ridden in miles OR kilometers, calories you have burned and even your heart rate. Now how friggin cool is THAT brahs? As if that wasn’t enough, the console also has six pace workouts to choose from! Can it get any better than that? I think not!

I took her for her first ride tonight to break her in. We took a seven mile bike ride together in thirty-two minutes which I didn’t think was too bad for not riding a bike in ten years or more. She seems to be feeling just fine but I’m feeling a lot like the rubber band man. Hopefully with her help, I will get down to a more acceptable weight. 😀

Wish Me Luck!