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How to Watch More TV<\/h3>\n

Guest Post by Michael<\/h3>\n

Hi, I’m Michael — aka “The Boyfriend”. Lisa asked me to post something about cycling. Even though January isn’t exactly the prime cycling season, you can still enjoy your bicycle in the winter months.<\/p>\n

Most of us live in areas where cycling isn’t really an option this time of year or the only people we see out there cycling are die-hards or people that have no other means of transportation. I could make this post about all the great cold weather cycling gear that’s available, but I won’t. Instead, I’m going to talk about TV.<\/p>\n

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Lisa's Bike<\/p><\/div>\n

Yes, TV. I have no problem admitting that I love to watch TV. I think there are a ton of extremely compelling and entertaining shows out right now and one of my resolutions is to watch more TV.<\/p>\n

Most of us watch TV sitting in a chair or a couch. I do that too. But I often wake up long before Lisa does in the morning and force myself to get onto my bike and watch TV. And I figure that as long as I’m going to be sitting on the bike, I might as well pedal. Besides, it’s pretty hard to eat breakfast while you’re on a bike\u2026<\/p>\n

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Lisa's Bike on the Trainer<\/p><\/div>\n

You’re probably wondering how all of this works. That’s what I’m here for. Rest assured, you’re in good hands. First, you’ll need to plug your TV in. Then if you’re like me, you’ll need to get television service, or connect a DVD player, or a Google TV\/Apple TV\/gaming console type device, so you can watch a disc or Netflix. I find it handy to have a remote as well because I watch TV shows that I’ve recorded with my DVR and I have a tendency to fast forward through the commercials.<\/p>\n

Now, the bike. I mentioned that I can watch TV from my bike. How? I’m able to do this because I have a bike trainer.<\/p>\n

A bike trainer transforms your bicycle into a stationary bike that you can ride from the comforts of your own living room. This is probably a foreign world for many of you, so I will help you choose a good one.<\/p>\n

There are 3 basic types of bike trainers.<\/p>\n

Wind Trainers<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Mag Trainers<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Fluid Trainers<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Wind Trainers<\/strong><\/span> use a fan-like blade to generate resistance.<\/p>\n