Bikerchcka21
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Anyone have a stationary bike to exercise with and are they good?
Are stationary bikes good?
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theterminatorfan
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The best ones are too expensive for home use. They have comfortable seats with back rests, adjustable, and even heart beat monitors. Stationary bikes are the best aerobic exercise you can do. I suggest you join a gym so you can use the best bike.
Funny you ask, I was reading a blog and the author said that they hurt your ass LoL. Here it is:
I don’t have a gym membership, and haven’t for some time. I used to go to the gym all of the time, and then I stopped. Why? Well, I always had a partner to go with and when those buddies of mine got married or absolutely dominated and thrown on a leash (see marriage) by a girlfriend, they stopped going to the gym which kinda spiraled down to me not going either. It isn’t that I am indolent, I just like having somebody to go with, and having a spotter when pushing up 135lbs is always a necessity
. Soon after canceling my gym membership, I invested in a stationary bike.
A decent/stable treadmill is going to run you more than $500, which is why purchasing a decent $130 stationary bike seemed like the obvious choice. I would rather have an elliptical machine, since it is so very easy on the joints, not to mention it is friggin awesome for cardio, but those are also very expensive and not the logical choice for a pauper like myself. If you have a gym membership, ALWAYS take the elliptical machine route for your cardio. You can’t go wrong, and can burn a crapload of calories, comfortably.
I am just going to get this off my chest without any unnecessary buildup. Stationary bikes hurt your ass, and you may find your ass going absolutely numb if you are on it for more than 20 minutes (unless you are taking it easy). Its the cheap mans way to do cardio, and I now I am not 100% sure whether it is more of a liability than an asset. Whenever I feel like doing some serious cardio on that bike, I first have to build myself up a little bit because I know that not only will I be undergoing the standard cardio pain of heart racing, perspiring, lungs expanding, muscles aching etc; but that I also get to endure pain in the gluts followed by numbness. If you are considering purchasing a stationary bike, be sure you test it out for a good 20-30 minutes prior to purchasing (that probably won’t be possible), otherwise save your cash. Unless you are a featherweight, you will want a seat that is either a perfect fit for your trunk, or an imperfect seat made out of goosedown, lots of it, and preferably without the quills. If you happen to already own a stationary bike, and the seat isn’t a good fit, try HIIT (high intensity interval training) for 10 minutes which is just as good as a 20-30 minutes at a medium pace.
Signing out.., gotta do my bi-daily cardio. Oh Lord.
*I got this from www.blogtoilet.com
I don’t have a gym membership, and haven’t for some time. I used to go to the gym all of the time, and then I stopped. Why? Well, I always had a partner to go with and when those buddies of mine got married or absolutely dominated and thrown on a leash (see marriage) by a girlfriend, they stopped going to the gym which kinda spiraled down to me not going either. It isn’t that I am indolent, I just like having somebody to go with, and having a spotter when pushing up 135lbs is always a necessity
. Soon after canceling my gym membership, I invested in a stationary bike.A decent/stable treadmill is going to run you more than $500, which is why purchasing a decent $130 stationary bike seemed like the obvious choice. I would rather have an elliptical machine, since it is so very easy on the joints, not to mention it is friggin awesome for cardio, but those are also very expensive and not the logical choice for a pauper like myself. If you have a gym membership, ALWAYS take the elliptical machine route for your cardio. You can’t go wrong, and can burn a crapload of calories, comfortably.
I am just going to get this off my chest without any unnecessary buildup. Stationary bikes hurt your ass, and you may find your ass going absolutely numb if you are on it for more than 20 minutes (unless you are taking it easy). Its the cheap mans way to do cardio, and I now I am not 100% sure whether it is more of a liability than an asset. Whenever I feel like doing some serious cardio on that bike, I first have to build myself up a little bit because I know that not only will I be undergoing the standard cardio pain of heart racing, perspiring, lungs expanding, muscles aching etc; but that I also get to endure pain in the gluts followed by numbness. If you are considering purchasing a stationary bike, be sure you test it out for a good 20-30 minutes prior to purchasing (that probably won’t be possible), otherwise save your cash. Unless you are a featherweight, you will want a seat that is either a perfect fit for your trunk, or an imperfect seat made out of goosedown, lots of it, and preferably without the quills. If you happen to already own a stationary bike, and the seat isn’t a good fit, try HIIT (high intensity interval training) for 10 minutes which is just as good as a 20-30 minutes at a medium pace.
Signing out.., gotta do my bi-daily cardio. Oh Lord.
*I got this from www.blogtoilet.com