The Chinese exercise
bike industry moves beyond global trends of training with an interactive
display. Focus now lies on time-optimized multi-tasking.
Healthy body and mind is latest of all trends in global
lifestyles. Populations now incline towards eating light, while exercising
right. However, work environment in urban atmosphere provides less scope for
realizing both possibilities. Considerable increase in after-hours spent at gym
has been registered. Personal training at these facilities require membership
plans heavy on the pockets. In order to maximize the time spent at home,
manufacturers of exercise bikes introduced interactive displays. These related
distance travelled along with the calories burnt in due course, while keeping a
track on vital physical signals. Eventually market grew for private gym
equipment, out of which exercise bikes dominated the demand segment.
Despite all the awareness campaigns and heavy demand,
declined usage of equipment came into light. Inconsistency in exercise routines
made manufacturers rethink the environment for users. Market innovations
resulted, where entertainment plus gaming pursuits met exercise bikes on the
virtual platform. The entire concept of working out while being able to guide
personal avatars through exciting levels of their favorite game was alluring.
The idea spread virally among global users and gained lifestyle acceptance.
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Chinese innovators in the exercise bike industry, although
saw potential in exhausting physical energy for better purposes. Around 11
students from Dalian Nationalities University in China took forward the idea of
energy conversion in cycling bikes to yet another level. They developed the
Bike Washing Machine (B.W.M), that could tap the rotation of paddles to wash
clothes as in a conventional washing machine. B.W.M
has a rotating compartment installed at the hind wheel of the exercise bikes
for tumbling dirty clothes and detergent infused water.
"When you ride this bike, the pedaling motion causes
the drum of the washing machine to rotate," the designers explain.
"At the same time, the extra electricity generated can be used to power
the display screen or stored for future rides."
The idea, however, remains in its development stage as of now
and has still a long way to see the light of commercial market. Nonetheless, it
has opened a novice perspective for developing hybrid models where you can make
use of your invested energy for more than just charging your cellphones, or
play music.
In line of standing desks and derived office installations,
which require special managerial permissions, another innovation comes from the
Chinese exercise bike industry. Compact pedaling devices that can be discreetly
placed under office desks have also hit the market. Cubii, DeskCycle, and
Stamina Inmotion Compact Strider are some of the compact assemblies which have
been tested during work hours in designated fashion. Users report the
experience to be less than comfortable with current design, at the same time
suggesting modifications. Moreover, they face concentration issues with such
distraction. However, the industry stays positive of improved user experience
that shall come with practice.
Sundry product innovations, such as this, by product
manufacturers render relevant market growth. Prof Research recently added a
report on “2016 Exercise Bike Industry Report - Global and Chinese Market
Scenario” mapping existing market structure as well as pipeline business
verticals. The report