Fisher-Price has created a exercise bike for kids and people are very upset!

Publish Date: Tuesday, 10 January 2017, 1:42PM

We're all familiar with exercise bikes - they’re pillars at any gym big or small. But you might be a bit surprised to hear that they’re now being made for our kiddies.

The folks at Fisher Price have just announced their ‘Think & Learn Smart Cycle’ that’s expected to hit the shelves this year.

The bike, which will set parents back $150 upon release, comes equipped with a tablet dock and games that work to squeeze even more money out of our parents' pockets. In addition, the bikes are bluetooth enabled so that the toddlers can connect to your Apple/Android TV as they burn off some much needed popsicle weight.

"They're learning and mastering content as they pedal, fast or slow, forwards or backwards," Amber Pietrobono, a spokeswoman with Fisher-Price, told CNNMoney. "It's also how they level up in the games."

The bike, which will set parents back US$150 upon release, comes equipped with a tablet dock, games and are bluetooth enabled so that the toddlers can connect to your Apple/Android TV as they burn off some lollie weight.

“They’re learning and mastering content as they pedal, fast or slow, forwards or backwards,” Amber Pietrobono, a spokeswoman with Fisher-Price, told CNNMoney. “It’s also how they level up in the games.”

The bike is meant for kids ages 3-6, and as you can imagine there is a great deal of disapproval from angry parents…

The bike is meant for kids ages 3-6, and as you can imagine there is a great deal of disapproval from people with a little too much time on their hands - perhaps. Angry parents everywhere shared their disapproval for the product...

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There were a few people who seemed to like the concept...

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There were a few people who seemingly enjoyed the concept.

Personally, I'm not a fan of the bike myself, especially when I think that kids have a whole world of activities and exercises right out their house's backdoors - for free! That being said, as an uncle of multiple nieces and nephews myself, I do understand that there are many times within the household when a toddler is running/biking around causing havoc to themselves and the property, and if they could still be active, while being immobile, it could be a clever way to keep them healthy while the folks sip on a much-needed Sunday mimosa. After all, parents have feelings too.

What do you think? Is this exercise bike worthless, or an interesting step-forward in getting the young ones to be proactively healthy while indoors?

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