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In December 2021, a video went viral on TikTok that supposedly showed a woman eating at a McDonald's restaurant in China while simultaneously pedaling an exercise bike in an attempt to burn off calories. This video, which has been viewed more than 35 million times, was often met with comments ridiculing the idea of an exercise bike in a McDonald's, with many people pointing out that this person would have to pedal at high speeds for an extended period in order to burn off the calories in a McDonald's burger or large soda. While this video truly shows new stationary bikes that were installed at a McDonald's restaurant in China, these bikes were installed as part of a green initiative, not a fitness one, as the primary purpose is to generate electricity to power mobile devices. McDonald's confirmed to us that these bikes (referred to as green charging bikes) had been installed at two locations in China. The above-displayed video shows a McDonald's in Shanghai. McDonald's told us: Here are two additional pictures of these bikes. The one on the left shows the charging station on the table that is powered by the bike. The viral video is real, and truly shows stationary bikes that were installed at select locations in China. The primary purpose of these bikes, however, is to generate electricity to power mobile devices.
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