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KEEP FIT
FEEL THE BURN
Want to melt fat and boost your fitness without anyone watching
you? Claire Davies checks out the latest indoor exercise machineOkay, we know that spin class is brilliant for
enhancing cardiovascular health, blasting
fat and burning calories. But it can also be
expensive, overcrowded and, well, incredibly
public; some of us don’t like the thought of
being eyeballed as we work ourselves into a
puddle of sweat. The new Bkool Smart Bike,
with automatic resistance control and
access to instructor-led classes, sounds
ideal for those who prefer cycling away the
pounds in the privacy of their own home.
The Smart Bike (about $2,000, store.
bkool.com) works with the Bkool simulator,
through which you can sign up to a range of
indoor cycling classes or ride thousands of
‘real life’ routes (via the simulator’s 3D views
and videos), participating in group events.
Download the Bkool simulator and
wirelessly pair the Smart Bike, then drop in
on live classes or schedule a specific class to
better suit your day.
Bkool has designed the Smart Bike to
automatically adjust its 1,500 different levels
of pedal resistance to best suit the effort
level of your session. For example, making
it realistically tough during elevation.
You can also control pedal resistance
via the Bkool Remote Control app. A quick
fitness test on the Smart Bike results in
personalised resistance settings, which
are automatically adapted as your fitness
increases. You can even track stats on-
screen, seeing real-time displays of power,
heart rate, cadence, calories and more.CAMPSITE
COOKING
LEATHERMAN
SQUIRT PS
It’s illegal (possibly) to go
camping without a penknife
or multi-tool. Leatherman’s
stainless steel beast boasts
nine tools, including bottle
opener, scissors and knife,
to open, cut and prep food
in your campsite kitchen.
$84.95, leatherman.com.auMSR WINDBURNER
STOVE SYSTEM
Forcookingonawindybeach
or mountain slope, MSR’s
windproof radiant burner
andpressureregulatorare
ideal. he stove system also
comes with a ceramic-coated
2.5 litre sauce pot and handy
eight-inch skillet.
$249.82, msrgear.comLEATHERMANHow to be a gourmet
chef in the roughHELINOX TABLE ONE
Avoid chopping a hole in
your leg as you dice those
vegetables for dinner with
this lightweight (638g)
collapsible table. Two cup
holders should prevent
annoying spills, but if one
does occur, the table’s strong
mesh is easy to clean.
$128, helinox.com.au