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by Larrikin 1592 days ago
I dislike running outside and live somewhere that is freezing cold almost half the year.

I use my treadmill daily. Even if I'm not doing a proper guided run workout, I'll just hop on the treadmill and walk for a couple hours while watching TV instead of just sitting on the couch. It's easily the best purchase I made during the pandemic. I'm not convinced the expensive peloton machines are worth it, but I'm rarely going above 9 mph so my basic one with a TV in front of it and the free peloton subscription provided by my insurance has served me very well.
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brailsafe 1592 days ago
Well, that's more or less what I was saying in a sense, though I'm a little surprised that anyone would prefer that experience to running outside, supposing it wasn't mid-winter. I personally would prefer to spend the money on snowboarding or something, or living somewhere without winter, or somewhere more interesting to run, but I'm sure there are circumstances that you favour living in that place for.
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CamperBob2 1592 days ago
It sounds like you're fortunate enough to live in an area with good outdoor air quality. There are many places where aerobic exercise without a good HEPA filter in the room with you is almost certainly a net negative for health and longevity.

Also, as others have suggested, Peloton is really a social network... or at least they should think of themselves that way, if they want to make money. Arguably they shouldn't be in the hardware business at all. They are trying to run two radically different businesses, each of which is hard enough on its own.

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brailsafe 1589 days ago
Certainly, if I lived somewhere with shit air quality, I'd prefer something indoor. But then if I was in the market for a peloton, I'd probably have enough money (which I don't and am not in either case) to live somewhere worthwhile instead of struggling to breath as soon as I step outside. At least, that's where I'd be trying to allocate my money. Idk why someone would want to be a part of a social network to interact with other people who are sitting in one place and who bought the same product. Seems like the friendship would be pretty shallow.
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