The production values on all the Global Ride DVDs are excellent with superb cinematography, stunning scenery and enjoyable music. As well, they are the most realistic virtual rides around. The ride is shot from the cyclist's speed and perspective, so you see exactly what you would see if you were cycling the highway in real life, with no shots of other cyclists.
Each DVD offers four different coaching tracks, with the choice of American, Italian and Australian coaches, plus a live track from a spinning class using the DVD. So you can ride with a different coach each time, choose the one whose personality and coaching style appeals best, or soak up the energy from a spinning class. All the coaches coach in real time as they ride with you; you can hear them breathing hard and the grinding of their bike on the road. Or you can select the "music only" option and just enjoy the music and scenery.
"Maui Rollers" starts off with a satellite image of the USA, which pans over to Hawaii, then zooms in on Hawaii as the satellite image morphs into a map so you can see exactly where the ride starts - very cool! After a warm-up, the workout starts with a steep uphill ride in the early morning to a track called "Kissed by Morning Rain". Adding to the verisimilitude, the camera lens is spotted with rain. I trained with the US coach, Gene Nacey. I wasn't surprised to learn that Gene is a Certified Heart Zones Cycling Coach; he kept me in my target zone all the way through the ride. The ride, including the warm-up but excluding the cool-down, lasted for 45 minutes, but seemed to go by a lot faster.
This DVD includes a bonus yoga workout which focuses on stretching out all the body parts which get so tight on the bike.
The Global Ride Hawaii series is so great you'll probably want to buy the whole set - Global Ride: Hawaii Series Virtual Cycling Dvds Boxed Set
Product DescriptionThis DVD is a combination of three separate sections of one road: Hana Highway. If you like to ride on rolling hills, you ve just found heaven. While there are some longer climbs here, by in large there are plenty of opportunities for recovery and speed. Because of the variability of rolling terrain, this DVD lends itself to multiple approaches in coaching objectives, and each coach has done just that; chosen a different objective. Enjoy one coach s approach on Monday, and come back Tuesday for a completely different experience.
This DVD features a bonus 30 minute yoga for cyclists section following the ride.
Contributing coaches includeGlobal Ride founder Gene Nacey, Italian coach Marzia Cozzolino and Australian coach, winner of 40+ competitive medals, Gary Suckling.
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Global Ride: Maui Rollers Virtual Cycling DVD
Having this DVD is great way to feel like you are actually riding on the road. It certainly makes the time go by and you don't have to worry about a flat tire!
