Odd that the latest piece of gym equipment was located in the dusty basement; odd too that there was such a long line of women waiting to use it.

The claims on the posters were typically outlandish: Makes it easy to get started increasing muscle strength and improves circulation.

The technical blurb claimed 50 speeds and 600 watts of power and an easy-to-use navigation system.

'You can manually adjust the intensity levels, depending on what experience you’re looking for.'

When it was my turn, I left the dusty dial pointing to the hand-written label indicating ‘The Screaming Climax'.