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excercise bikes - 6/11/2006 1:40:06 AM
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upandatom
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I work ridicuous hours and can't get to the gym and I was wondering just how good excercise bikes are in comparison to say treadmills for burning calories?
I'm only wondering because they are a lot cheaper than treadmills but seem to be less work (for me at least)
any suggestions?
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RE: excercise bikes - 6/11/2006 7:36:55 AM
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Exercise bikes can work well for you, you gotta make them challenging. Don't ignore those resistance levels. Craig Ballantyne recommends using the bike for cardio intervals, if you can't get out to the hills for them.
But my experience has been as an observer is that most people end up using home cardio equipment as a clothes rack.
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RE: excercise bikes - 6/12/2006 5:14:31 PM
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But my experience has been as an observer is that most people end up using home cardio equipment as a clothes rack.
Unfortunatley i have to agree with you there.
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RE: excercise bikes - 6/13/2006 9:17:51 PM
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Lunchbox
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How do stair masters compare in price? I know they're very time effective to burn calories.
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RE: excercise bikes - 6/14/2006 5:31:02 AM
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I don't know about the price, but man, I had an interesting experience once on a stair master (the kind that looks like an escalator).
So there I was, doing my puny little aerobic workout, sweating like a pig (they tell me to work next to the floor drain), and this guy, late twenties, all-American look steps on to the machine next to mine. I always thought Michangelo's David was an idealized male physique from the depths of his genius mind. Nope, he was standing right next to me. (He was wearing a Spandex(R) outfit--long sleeves and pants--that on most people would look stupid, but not so him--I swear, every vein showed).
So I watched this god in action. He did intervals on the stair master. And not wimpy stuff. I swear he was part bionic man. Out of morbid curiousity and total disregard for my own health, I tried to mimick his workout with him. Luckily he didn't notice. An ambulance a short time later (ok, I jest; it just felt like I should've been taken to the hospital), I gave up, slumped off the machine, and sat on the floor in a couple of inches of sweat until I had enough power to limp to the locker room.
If I would have had the courage, I would have asked him if his fat burning cardio had any other aspects besides killer step machine workouts. As it was, I couldn't speak. But if he had been offering for sale his workout regimes, I would have paid any price!
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