Entertaining exercise

The Expresso Fitness bike ($5,200 at Arizona Health) with its 17- or 19-inch LCD screen and realistic handlebar movement encourages kids to gather coins and dragons in a game in which the faster they pedal, the more quickly they can score points. Adults can complete one of more than 30 courses in virtual settings varying from city roads to forested mountains. A pacer, which can be a pre-programmed rider, your personal best or a friend's time, adds competitive challenges.

Web, DVD and video programs by iFIT (www.ifit.com) work with certain models of ProForm, Reebok, NordicTrack, Image and HealthRider machines. Customized programs based on your fitness level and goals provide workouts that might include music, a voice-over of an encouraging personal trainer and a virtual landscape.

First Degree Fitness' Fluid Rower ($1,599-$1,899 at Arizona Health) uses water instead of a flywheel to create resistance. A traditional rower provides the same level of resistance throughout the movement. The Fluid Rower uses a container to displace water during the movement just like a real oar stroke does, making the movement easier at the end. Plus, the water sound adds a bit of realism.

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