| If you go into almost any fitness gym in | | | | bike and provides the resistance for your |
| America, you will see a line of exercise | | | | workout. If you get a very good model of bike |
| bikes, most likely with riders already using | | | | trainer, the stability and ease-of-use will |
| them. They have been one of the most popular | | | | be very good no matter how fast you pedal. |
| exercise machines for several years now. | | | | One of the advantages of this design is that |
| Although they seem very simple and easy to | | | | it lets you use your own bicycle that you may |
| use, and they are, they are capable of giving | | | | feel very comfortable riding as a virtual |
| you a very good cardio workout if you use | | | | exercise machine indoors when you can't use |
| them properly. | | | | it outdoors. However this solution is not for |
| | | | everyone, even though it is a very |
| Most of the exercise bikes that you see in | | | | inexpensive alternative to exercise bike |
| fitness gyms will probably be the upright | | | | machines. |
| kind. However, there are actually two main | | | | |
| types or styles of exercise bike in use | | | | Once you have decided on the type or style of |
| today. The first is the upright kind that | | | | exercise bike that you like best, it's time |
| looks most similar to an ordinary bicycle, | | | | to consider the features of each individual |
| except that is missing one or both wheels. | | | | model. Some of the features that are most |
| The second kind of exercise bike is called a | | | | useful include an interactive heart rate |
| recumbent bike, and it can look fairly | | | | monitor, and a well-designed electronic |
| strange the first time you see it. Rather | | | | display. |
| than sit on an upright seat, you actually lay | | | | |
| in the recumbent bike and work the petals | | | | An interactive heart rate monitor will keep |
| with your feet out in front of you. | | | | an eye on your pulse rate as you exercise and |
| | | | then adjusts your workout intensity to make |
| So when considering an exercise bike for your | | | | sure that you get the most calories burned in |
| home fitness workouts, the first choice is | | | | each exercise session. This is a real |
| whether to get an upright or recumbent bike. | | | | timesaver as it prevents you from having to |
| Actually, the choice is entirely up to you, | | | | constantly check your heart rate and make the |
| and comes down more to which style is most | | | | manual adjustments for resistance on your |
| comfortable for you as you exercise. It has | | | | bike as you go. |
| been noted though, that those who suffer from | | | | |
| chronic back pain may be able to make the | | | | The electronic display should be clear and |
| most use of a recumbent bike simply because | | | | easy to read even when you are peddling fast |
| it takes the stress and pressure off their | | | | and at a high intensity level. It should also |
| spine as they exercise. | | | | allow you to make adjustments manually while |
| | | | you are exercising easily and quickly. |
| There is actually a third kind of exercise | | | | |
| bike although it is not usually thought of in | | | | The information provided here should help you |
| that way. It's called a bike trainer, and it | | | | understand the various kinds of exercise bike |
| is essentially a stand that you place a real | | | | equipment that is available and what features |
| bicycle into in order to lift the rear wheel | | | | are most useful to the average person. And |
| off the ground and give stability to the | | | | hopefully you can use these suggestions to |
| bike. There is usually a resistance wheel | | | | get the exercise bike that is best for you. |
| that makes contact with the rear wheel of the | | | | |