how long should i go on my exercise bike per day?

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Natalie W

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i have just ordered an exercise bike instead of going to the gym as i was spending way too much and mainly used the bike at the gym, what i am wondering is how long should i use my bike per day and how many times through out the day to lose a decent amount of weight, obviously the more the better but i do also want a social life x
in how long if you dont mind me asking? and what kind of foods were you eating? thanks
 
The key to cardio success is "progression" rather than starting out doing 60 mins. Why? because IF we start out using 60 mins, where do we go from there when fat loss stalls? 90 mins? 120 mins?

Start out with 30 mins 3x per week. Each week add 1 more day to the mix. Do that until fat loss stalls. Then add 10 mins to each session. Do that until fat loss stalls. Then add 10 more mins to each session. Etc etc

But remember, cardio and exercise does not burn many calories. 1 hour of cardio and you can expect to lose 300 calories maybe? That's 1.5 apples. Not very much. This is why changing our eating habits is so important. I'm talking 80% of the answer important. It is very very difficult to outwork a bad eating plan. Eating only "healthy items" can also be a bad eating plan IF you aren't getting in the proper nutrients. Meaning, up your protein and healhty fat intake. Lower your carbs too. American consumes way too many carbs in relation to their daily activities. If you're an olympic athlete or nba basketball player, then go ahead and eat a ton of carbs. everyone else should lower them.

good luck
 
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