{"id":57672,"date":"2023-12-11T16:13:05","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T15:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/?p=757292"},"modified":"2023-12-12T12:47:21","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T11:47:21","slug":"bikeradar-podcast-gamified-vs-boring-indoor-cycling-which-is-better","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/rss_feed\/bikeradar-podcast-gamified-vs-boring-indoor-cycling-which-is-better\/","title":{"rendered":"BikeRadar Podcast | Gamified vs \u2018boring\u2019 indoor cycling: which is better?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Listen to the latest episode of the BikeRadar Podcast <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By George Scott\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 11 December 2023 at 15:13 PM<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Gamified vs &amp;apos;boring&amp;apos; indoor cycling: which is better?\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/59WkI2p8bjr5J8Qz2cOghw?si=lD8COc4PTzycto9GODaMgg&amp;utm_source=oembed\"\/>\n<p>Back in October, during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/news\/2023-indoor-training-week\/\">BikeRadar\u2019s Indoor Training Week,<\/a> two of our indoor aficionados \u2013 Simon von Bromley and Jack Evans \u2013 put their cards on the table as to the \u2018best\u2019 approach for training.<\/p>\n<p>Indoor training has the potential to be more engaging than ever, with the advent of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/advice\/buyers-guides\/best-smart-trainer\/\">smart trainers<\/a> and the corresponding rise of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/advice\/buyers-guides\/best-free-indoor-cycling-apps\/\">indoor cycling apps<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But while Simon and Jack are both regular users of the latest tech, the pair have opposing views on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/advice\/fitness-and-training\/beginners-guide-to-indoor-training-all-you-need-to-get-started\/\">indoor cycling<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Simon thinks gamified indoor cycling, typified by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/features\/zwift-your-complete-guide\/\">Zwift\u2019s virtual worlds<\/a>, is the best thing since tanwall tyres.<\/p>\n<p>As BikeRadar\u2019s chief smart-trainer tester \u2013 and a regular gamer \u2013 he argues the makers of indoor training apps should learn from popular video games, such as <em>Mario Kart<\/em>, and prioritise fun over realism.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Jack wants to get fit, not have fun, on his turbo trainer. He prefers apps that focus on structured workouts, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/advice\/buyers-guides\/trainerroad\/\">TrainerRoad<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With Jack Luke mediating, Simon and Jack have taken the issue to the BikeRadar Podcast to duke it out. You can listen using the player above.<\/p>\n<h3>Read more from Simon and Jack<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/features\/opinion\/indoor-cycling-gamification\/\">Simon von Bromley | Gamification is the future of indoor cycling<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/features\/opinion\/indoor-cycling-is-boring\/\">Jack Evans | Indoor cycling is boring and that\u2019s the way I like it<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Subscribe to the BikeRadar Podcast<\/h2>\n<p>The BikeRadar Podcast is published every Monday and Friday, bringing you the latest news, insight and interviews, whether you\u2019re a mountain biker, road cyclist or gravel rider.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure you subscribe, so you don\u2019t miss an episode. You can find the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/listen-to-bikeradar-podcast\/\">BikeRadar Podcast<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/6aLvE13Bge7WC7AWbiR3LS?si=3dff95cb747c4956\">Spotify<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-bikeradar-podcast\/id1461106709\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?p=GLT3621565114\" width=\"100%\" height=\"482\" frameborder=\"0\"\/><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Listen to the latest episode of the BikeRadar Podcast <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":57673,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"2"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/12\/bikeradar-podcast-gamified-vs-boring-indoor-cycling-which-is-better-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/12\/bikeradar-podcast-gamified-vs-boring-indoor-cycling-which-is-better-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/12\/bikeradar-podcast-gamified-vs-boring-indoor-cycling-which-is-better-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/12\/bikeradar-podcast-gamified-vs-boring-indoor-cycling-which-is-better-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/12\/bikeradar-podcast-gamified-vs-boring-indoor-cycling-which-is-better-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/12\/bikeradar-podcast-gamified-vs-boring-indoor-cycling-which-is-better-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/12\/bikeradar-podcast-gamified-vs-boring-indoor-cycling-which-is-better-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Listen to the latest episode of the BikeRadar Podcast","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/57672"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}