{"id":27338,"date":"2015-11-02T11:12:12","date_gmt":"2015-11-02T11:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=27338"},"modified":"2015-11-02T11:12:12","modified_gmt":"2015-11-02T11:12:12","slug":"cycle-run-elliptigo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2015\/11\/02\/cycle-run-elliptigo\/","title":{"rendered":"Cycle + run = ElliptiGO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new form of exercise is available for hire exclusively at the Channel View Leisure Centre.<\/p>\n<p>The ElliptiGO is an elliptical cross trainer and bicycle in one, allowing you to ride outdoors on two wheels.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27331\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 480px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/10\/ElliptiGO-cropped.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-27331\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/10\/ElliptiGO-cropped-480x220.jpg\" alt=\"A popular route is the Cardiff Bay 10km Trail which goes through the International Sports Village.\" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-27331\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/10\/ElliptiGO-cropped-480x220.jpg\" alt=\"A popular route is the Cardiff Bay 10km Trail which goes through the International Sports Village.\" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> A popular route is the Cardiff Bay 10km Trail which goes through the International Sports Village.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It uses the running-like motion of a cross trainer to propel the rider, promising to deliver a high intensity workout without the jarring impact of running or the discomfort of cycling.<\/p>\n<p>Assistant manager at Channel View Leisure Centre, Tom said, \u201cYou actually burn quite a lot of calories. It doesn\u2019t quite feel like you\u2019re working hard because it feels like you\u2019re on air.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe elliptical works a lot of your lower body,\u201d he said, \u201cIt is non-impact so you can use it if you are rehabilitating from injury.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27330\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 176px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/10\/ElliptiGO-cropped-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-27330\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/10\/ElliptiGO-cropped-3-176x312.jpg\" alt=\"There are no future plans for the ElliptiGO to be available for hire anywhere else in Cardiff. \" width=\"176\" height=\"312\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-27330\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/10\/ElliptiGO-cropped-3-176x312.jpg\" alt=\"There are no future plans for the ElliptiGO to be available for hire anywhere else in Cardiff. \" width=\"176\" height=\"312\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> There are no future plans for the ElliptiGO to be available for hire anywhere else in Cardiff.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Combine cycling and running in a single machine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":330,"featured_media":27349,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[186,4717,4718,4719,4720,4721,4722],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-27338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-active-life","tag-bike","tag-cardiff-bay-trail","tag-channel-view-leisure-centre","tag-cross-trainer","tag-elliptical-bikes","tag-elliptigo","tag-outdoor-exercise"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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