Any way to increase the resistance on the rear wheel of a single speed bicycle?

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Two feet of snow and ice along with freezing rain do not make for ideal outdoor riding conditions and I'm currently waiting for my new cycling trainer to arrive after the shipping was delayed for the holidays. In the meantime, I've pulled the front fork off of an old single speed Huffy I had lying around gathering dust with the intent of using it as a (temporary) makeshift recumbent exercise bike. I'm looking for any suggestions on how to increase the resistance against my pedaling.
I'm not looking to ride this bike outdoors. I stopped using the bike when I was ten years old and in the intervening thirteen years, I've grown quite a bit. :)

I should have mentioned earlier. The bike has the type of brake that you have to put reverse pressure on to lock up the rear wheel. (Coaster brake?)
 
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