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James Keyes

Exercise bikes are a great way to bicycle even if you haven’t learned how to ride a regular bicycle. Exercise bikes give you

the feeling of riding a bike without any of the worries of the safety issues associated with riding a bike on the open road.

Exercise bikes also offer aerobic exercise and improve the muscle tone of your thighs, buttocks, and hips.

Exercise bikes come in non computerized and computerized versions. However, the computerized versions don’t necessarily

provide a better workout. The versions that are computerized usually have a display that shows your heart rate or cadence.

The calorie counter options on exercise bikes are widely known to be inaccurate and are therefore not worth using.

Many gyms have the recumbent and traditional, upright exercise bikes. The upright exercise bikes are nearly identical to

regular bicycles expect that they're stationary. The recumbent exercise bikes put you in a different position. With these

types of exercise bikes you sit in them with your feet and the pedals in front of you, as opposed to being below you.

Recumbent exercise bikes are perfect for someone with back problems since they support the lower back while upright exercise

bikes don’t.

On most exercise bikes you determine and can set the resistance level. You shouldn’t set the resistance too high when you

just beginning to exercise. This will help prevent you from getting hurt while you are working out. If you feel constant

pain, your body is telling you that for your fitness level, your resistance is set too high.

A relatively new type of indoor cycling is known as spin classes. These spin classes try to more closely duplicate the

feeling of riding on a road. The resistance and pedal in a spin class are different from what a beginner will experience with

normal exercise bikes.

Spin classes usually include upbeat music and are led by an instructor. They sometimes include guided imagery meaning the

instructor will help you to envision different scenarios while you are working out. They also provide various levels of

intensity although they are normally quite intense so should regular exercise bikes for a while before you work up to joining

a spin class.

Most spin bikes provide a wider range of resistance and have a more adjustable, narrower seat. On a spin bike the pedals are

easier to operate than on a regular exercise bike.

Spin bikes aren’t computerized like other exercise bikes are, but most spin bikers think the it is worth it to forgo the

computerization for the experience of exercising in a manner that is so similar to real outdoor biking while being in the

comfort of their gym.

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