Specifically, the volunteers warmed up for two minutes on stationary bicycles, then pedaled as hard as possible for 20 seconds; rode at a very slow pace for two minutes, sprinted all - out again for 20 seconds; recovered with slow riding for another two minutes; pedaled all - out for a final 20 seconds; then cooled down for three minutes. (well.blogs.nytimes.com)
The introduction of stationary bicycles is part of a broader discussion among educators about «self - regulation» in the classroom, defined loosely as «your own ability to calm yourself and understand your anxiety so that you can reset your situation in order to become calm, alert, and ready to learn.» (treehugger.com)
They rode stationary bicycles wearing lung monitors, they slept with electrodes on their skulls, and they plunged their arms into a cooler of ice water and (each twin out of hearing of the other) reported on the level of the pain. (discovermagazine.com)