Use A Home Exercise Bike To Get Fit

There is a whole host of ways to approach fitness. Each method has its benefits and its drawbacks. For example, running can be hard on your knees but it exercises your whole leg, core and even your arms. Swimming is a great whole body workout and is low resistance, which is good for your body; but it requires patience and can be difficult for those who struggle with cardiovascular limitations. In addition, you would probably need an expensive gym membership to take advantage of a pool. Bicycling is great for your legs, lungs and core but often is dangerous on public roads.

If you do not want to pay the monthly dues for a gym and cannot handle the stress on your joints from running but do not want to go for long excursions around town on a bicycle, you might be the perfect candidate for a home exercise bike. An exercise bike gives you all the advantages of riding with none of the disadvantages. Moreover, depending on the stationary bike you select, it can be extremely cost effective, saving you heaps of money over that monthly due at the gym, foldable exercise bikes tend to be the cheapest for home use but uprights and recumbents will last longer and come with more features.

At a starting price of one hundred and forty five dollars, the Marcy PL-43211 upright exercise bike is the best bargain buy. Reviewers dubbed it a sturdy, effective bike that facilitates a great workout. It has the basics: eight variable resistances, LCD tracker for speed, distance and calorie burn and is made with heavy-duty parts. The drawback to this bike is that you have to assemble it yourself. The reviews claim the process is easy, albeit, time consuming but you have to keep the bike cheap somehow.

For four hundred and fifty dollars, you could purchase the Schwinn 230. It is an exercise recumbent bike, which just means it has a backrest and is at an incline, which is a more comfortable posture than the traditional seated position of most bikes. The bike is equipped with sixteen levels of resistance for variable workout routines and has heart rate monitors in the handlebars. The major draw back to the bike is that it will not auto adjust to help you keep a target heart rate.

The most costly offering is the Spirit XBR25. This exercise bike is the real deal with a price tag to match- twelve hundred dollars. You really do get what you pay for in this exercise bike and if you are in for the long haul, this is the one for you. It has a sixteen level adjustable seat, with twenty pedaling resistances, a Polar heart count monitor and a lifetime warranty. This bike is as good as any you would find in a gym. Schwinn may be the most recognized name in the game, but a number of other companies like Marcy build a great product.

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