Recumbent bicycles, and tricycles, are a growing segment of the bicycle market. They have become popular for a number of reasons, one of which is how easy and safe they are to ride compared to traditional bicycles. The recumbent, laid back, position makes it easier on your back, wrist and knees and makes it easier to ride for longer distances. Many recumbent bicycles are still as high up off the ground as a traditional bicycle however, so it’s just as dangerous if you happen to fall off the bike.

Not with the Triton Three-Wheeled Cruiser however. The Triton is different than many other tricycles, and recumbent bicycles on the market. It is very low to the ground, less than 1 feet, which keeps its center of gravity very low, which in turn make for a very stable and comfortable ride. The wide rear wheel-base also makes it very stable and easy to ride, making it very hard to flip or fall off from the Triton. If you’re looking for the easiest and safest recumbent cruiser to ride, the Triton is it! Check them out at www.asaproducts.com.

A lot of great games and new gadgets were announced at this years E3, the two big topics so far is Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Natal and Sony’s Playstation Motion Controller addons. The Microsoft motion control concept uses no controllers and even features facial recognition technology that is said to be leaps and bounds above the current Nintendo Wii motion control console. One game category that is expected to be popular for the Xbox 360 Natal is fitness games. The fitness game market has seen a lot of growth recently, more so than any other genre of video games. Most of this can be attributed to the Nintendo Wii and the popular Wii Fit.

Ubisoft has big plans for the fitness video game market as well, their planned “Your Shape” fitness game doesn’t use a balance board at all unlike the Wii Fit. Ubisoft’s last title was focused on exercise routines, and just like an exercise video it relied on the users motivation to get off their butt and use it. Their new game comes with a USB camera device that will evaluate your body during a fitness test to help you use proper form while you exercise, kind of like having your own personal fitness coach at home. The game will even correct your bad form to make sure you get the most out of your exercise. Your Shape will also let you target certain areas of your body to help with fat loss and muscle building. It even tells you how many calories you’re burning! Will this take some of the Wii Fit’s thunder? Maybe, the Wii Fit was designed moreso for entertainment while Your Shape is purely for health and fitness. Your Shape is scheduled to be released by this holiday shopping season, just in time to help you lose that holiday weight you’re more than likely to pack on!

The Nintendo Wii is one of the best selling video game consoles ever, with the Wii Fit being one of the hottest and most selling video games ever. It has beaten out racing and shooting games to take the third place spot after only a year on the market selling over 7 million units. The fitness video game has become popular not only with males and children, but with women as well. After the huge success many other video game developers have jumped on board to release their own fitness titles, this time targeted towards women with a more Western fitness style as well as Yoga. The female market is an untapped resource that can be huge for developers like EA, and for Nintendo who could sell even more Wii’s. Sega is also planning their own Wii fitness game titles Daisy Fuentes Pilates which will be the first pilates game for the Nintendo Wii, due out this summer. So be on the lookout for all the new Fitness games for the Wii that will help you have fun and break a sweat!

The world may have dodged a huge bullet with the recent Swine Flu outbreak that seems to have come to pass already, but experts say the worst of this virus isn’t over yet. Many have died in Mexico where the Swine Flu outbreak originated and a few in the United States with multiple cases popping up around the world. In a vain attempt to prevent the outbreak of Swine Flu the country of Egypt slaughtered almost every pig in their country. But the Swine Flu virus wasn’t as bad as many have predicted. Was it health and government officials over reacting? I don’t think so, if they didn’t react at all the media would be all over them for not doing their job. And if they came out and warned everyone to take preventive measures (like they did) then everyone would claim them of being paranoid.

Many health officials have warned that Swine Flu may make a comeback during the flu season later this year. Are they over reacting or just doing their jobs? It is a known fact that viruses may hide and become dormant in host animals, like swines, only to mutate and rear its ugly head. If we want to prevent another pandemic like the one that struck the world in 1918 which killed many millions of people then we need to be prepared. Don’t go to work, school or public places if you’re sick or many of your co-workers or classmates are sick. Wash your hands as often as you can, and have a few masks prepared just in case. Just because we got lucky this one time doesn’t mean we will next time.

-Ray

It’s almost that time of year again, Bike to Work Day is this Thursday May 14, 2009. Organizations across the country will be taking part in this event to help promote a healthy, relaxing and green bike ride commute to work. All sorts of bike riders from mountain bikes, recumbents, beach cruisers and folders will be using their bikes to get to work (or school) instead of consuming petrol and creating green house emissions. Every year Bike to Work Day becomes bigger and bigger with even more participants expected for 2009. So this Thursday hop on a bike and take it to work, if you work relatively close to work that is, and help save the planet while getting in shape!