| In today's world, with everyone's lifestyles and the | | | | pedals also are movable, thus facilitating the hands and |
| patterns of living getting changed regularly, keeping fit | | | | legs to move. Some bikes have a certain weight |
| has become a very important thing. Exercises have | | | | capacity, and cannot load more than that particular |
| become the norm of the day. It is important that one | | | | weight. So it is important to have a look at that before |
| exercises and works out in order to shed those extra | | | | purchasing the bike. |
| pounds and also to keep fit. Exercise bikes play a very | | | | Resistance is another important factor to be |
| important role in this daily routine and helps keep | | | | considered while buying the exercise cycle. It is the |
| oneself in shape. | | | | pressure that is experienced while cycling the exercise |
| These bikes are a very useful source of exercise as | | | | bike. Depending upon the need to reduce weight, the |
| they give a very good work-out for all the parts of the | | | | resistance has to be adjusted on the bike; the more |
| body. So apart from jogging people can also try out | | | | the resistance, the more difficult it is to pedal the cycle, |
| cycling in these exercise bikes for extra fitness. Many | | | | which helps in a rigorous work-out plan. There are |
| cycles also come with a meter that shows the | | | | various types of resistance in bikes, the first type being |
| amount of calories lost, the distance traveled, mileage, | | | | Magnetic type. This type is found more in professional |
| time pedaled etc. | | | | gyms. It is noise-free and is quite smooth to use. The |
| Choosing the right kind of exercise bike is a very | | | | resistance power can be adjusted as well. The next |
| important thing. The first thing to be checked is the | | | | type is the Air resistance, where a fan is fixed to the |
| comfort levels of the user; the more comfortable the | | | | pedal. The more the pedal is pressed, the more the |
| seating and the other arrangements, the more | | | | resistance and the faster the fan would swing. In the |
| entertaining and enthusiastic the exercise. Mainly, there | | | | third type called direct tension, the user adjusts the |
| are four basic types of exercise bikes, the first being | | | | resistance according to the need, with the help of |
| the upright bike. They are similar to the outdoor cycles | | | | knobs. The fourth type is the Flywheel, wherein the |
| and have a seat and pedals that can be pedaled. The | | | | resistance is taken care of a big wheel, and as the |
| next type is the recumbent type, which has the seat | | | | pedal is moved, the wheel also moves. |
| placed very low, parallel to the ground level. The pedals | | | | Exercise bikes are very important to keep fit and also |
| are in the front side, so that the legs do not have to | | | | for following a rigorous exercise and fitness regime. |
| bend a lot. Also the seat has a back support that is | | | | What more, with the ease of shedding weight even |
| very comfortable to use. | | | | while watching TV or the favorite movie, in the |
| The semi-recumbent is the next type. They have a | | | | cosiness of one's home, what more can one ask for! |
| higher seat position than the normal recumbent types | | | | But it is definitely important to consult one's regular |
| and also the seat is inclined so that elderly people can | | | | doctor before getting into these exercises as they are |
| get down the cycle easily. The dual action bike is the | | | | strenuous and might not be advised for people with |
| fourth type. These are the perfect ones for the | | | | hypertension, high diabetes etc. |
| whole-body work-out, as both the handle bars and the | | | | |