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Colin lives in Ventura, CA where he runs a Strength & Conditioning facility. If you have suggestions for fitness tech that you’d like to see covered or reviewed, feel free to send info over to colin@9to5mac.com

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NordicTrack vs. Proform: Which bike should you buy?

NordicTrack vs Proform

NordicTrack and Proform are separate brands that are both owned by iFIT and connect to the iFIT platform. This means that if you are looking to purchase a new iFIT enabled device, you have at least five bikes, six rowers, and 12 treadmills from which to choose. It’s almost impossible not to feel overwhelmed! So today, we are going to focus the differences between the five connected fitness bikes.

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Renpho AI Smart Exercise Bike review: a $399 Peloton alternative

Renpho AI Smart Exercise Bike review

The Renpho AI Smart Exercise Bike is a bike that has auto-resistance capabilities and is built around FTP or power zone training. It is also almost always about one-third or less of the price of the Original Peloton Bike. When the Renpho was first released, it was priced at around $600. Over time, I have seen the price drop and now it is an insanely low $399.

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iFIT announces multi-year partnerships with the Boston, Chicago, London, and New York City marathons

iFIT Marathon Series

Today, iFIT announced multi-year partnerships to become the Official Connected Treadmill and Digital Fitness Content Subscription partner of the Boston, Chicago, London, and New York City marathons. iFIT members will be able to run all four marathons virtually on their connected NordicTrack, ProForm, Freemotion, and Matrix treadmills.

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NordicTrack Vault Complete vs. Standalone: Which should you buy?

Nordictrack Vault complete vs standalone

The NordicTrack Vault by iFIT comes in two versions. One is the Standalone Vault that does not include any equipment. The other is the Complete Vault that comes with quite a bit of equipment. I am going to compare the Complete NordicTrack Vault to the Standalone Vault to see if it’s worth the extra $1,000, or if you are better off purchasing the equipment separately.

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MYX II Bike Review: Beachbody’s perfect MYX

MYX II Bike review

I was granted early access to test out the brand new MYX II Bike by Beachbody and so far, I am very impressed. The MYX II is the first connected fitness bike to offer two different membership programs. It also comes at a very attractive price. This review will cover everything you need to know about the MYX II Bike by Beachbody to see if this more affordable bike is the perfect MYX for you.

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Is the Peloton Bike+ worth the extra $1,000 cost?

Peloton worth extra cost

The original Peloton Bike price has been lowered by $400, bringing the lowest price yet at $1,495. When you compare this to the Peloton Bike+, there is now a whopping $1,000 difference. I have written about some of the differences between the two bikes before, and now I want to analyze some of those differences further to see if the value is worth the extra $1,000 cost for the Peloton Bike+.

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