Exercise Bike

The exercise bike, or bike room, is an exercise device used for the most home finesse.
The basic idea is simple: pretend to ride a bike, with all the benefits that entails, staying at home and only using the pedals as a means of movement.
The advantage is the bike fits the place home, because it is minimally invasive and is suitable to be used in his spare time, also the possibility of distraction with music or television makes it less heavy exercise, a bit distracted ‘by fatica.Inoltre, there is no constraint on the weather, so if it rains or is cold training is not affected.
The most obvious disadvantage is the loss of contact with nature, open air that the bicycle itself provides.

What does the exercise bike ?
With the bike you go from room to work on muscles of the lower body, then the muscles of the thighs and calves. The upper part is not involved, if not in the commitment to keep your back straight and stomach (at least a bit ‘) inward. It ‘true that there are new models that also stimulate the arms movements compatible with the position, but most of the bike in this case is the basic model, in which the legs and arms are activated not.
For legs you can get good results with consistency, because certainly not enough 20 minutes once a week to see change the tone of the quadriceps femoral or to reduce weight: 20 minutes, but every day and following a minimum of program progress.
The bike ride is pleasant outside, while inside must commit to adopt and maintain rhythm and breathing.

How to use the exercise bike?
Point first. Start slowly. Wrong to jump on the saddle with all the enthusiasm in the world and embark on long rides that leave short of breath. First few minutes of stretching done exhaustively, then 15-20 minutes of pedaling along a steady pace, not too fast but not too slow, then cool down and then again the stretching, which is crucial after a workout.
After a couple of weeks, once learned to know the mechanics of breathing and the body’s reaction over a prolonged effort, you can, indeed must, intensifying training, in terms of speed and endurance. But always with caution, increasing gradually, not resistance from 2 to 4, but always going for the 3.
To keep in mind that the cardiovascular system is involved in physical activity, which can not be underestimated if done in house, then one must move with caution and intelligence, the benefits will not be faster if you start to get cold.

How NOT to use the exercise bike?
Do not use the exercise bike in case of knee problems, otherwise they may suffer economic trends.
Do not forget to watch the display, which is an important reference to control not only calories but also endurance, distance, time, all basic parameters to optimize the training program.
Do not forget not to do an electrocardiogram to the doctor to check to be prepared for physical activity.