Exercise Bikes
The future of exercise, or another fitness fad - Lauren Goode
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Indoor Cycling Is No Longer Excruciatingly Boring
For a recreational athlete who thrives outdoors, indoor workouts can be a chore. And for a spin enthusiast who loves the energy of a class environment, solo workouts can feel isolating. But when the weather turns icy and foul, an indoor, at-home workout may be the only option at your disposal. Luckily for those who prefer to get their fitness kicks by pedaling, a few new products and technologies are taking the pain out of indoor cycling. Thanks to our ubiquitous, high-speed internet connections, streaming video, and hardware improvements in indoor bike equipment, indoor cycling doesn’t suck anymore—it’s actually fun.
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What Peloton Means for the Future of Fitness
The workout giant is changing at-home exercise — and spawning a flurry of copycats.
As a Plus-Size Person, I Never Thought I'd Find a Comfortable Exercise Bike — Until I Found This
I attended SoulCycle and FlyWheel classes on occasion, each time thoroughly impressed and exhausted by the workout. When studios closed and it became unsafe to work out in public, I decided it would be a good idea to find a spin bike for my apartment. After all, I've got to keep the dopamine flowing somehow.
Best stationary bikes: With the right equipment, you can beat your best time without breaking from your budget
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Dust Off That Exercise Bike, and Get Ready to Sweat to These At-Home Cycling Workouts
With an at-home exercise bike, you can breeze through different speeds, crush your exercise goals, burn calories, and have a blast — all from the comfort of your own living room. To get you started, we've rounded up the best cycling workouts on YouTube.
Exercise bike vs Treadmill: Which one helps you get a better workout?
Both work differently and help you target a different set of muscles. That might make many people wonder which one is the best out of the two if they have some specific fitness goal in mind.
Good luck finding an indoor exercise bike
If you’ve tried buying an exercise bike in recent months, you may have ridden into some trouble.
How I Became a Peloton Person
I am not a competitive person so my Peloton love might not immediately make sense. Working out just makes me feel productive, especially after a day of blogging. Exercise also helps me sleep soundly.
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These apps have been largely responsible for transforming indoor riding from the most universally hated part of cycling to one of its fastest-growing sectors.
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Peloton and Beyond: The Best Smart Exercise Bikes...
Sure, there's one big name in indoor cycling, but it's far from your only option. We've tested the most popular smart exercise bikes and selected our favorites to help you pick the best one for your needs and budget.
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Which to Ride: Air Bike or Spin Bike?
The answer depends entirely on how you plan to integrate an indoor bike into your workout. Both spin bikes and air bikes have their ideal purpose, and both can find a place in your training program.
Better Indoor Workouts For Cyclists As Stationary Bikes Get More Realistic
Even before the pandemic, indoor studio cycling classes were booming as a way to get a fitness workout, and since the spread of COVID-19, sales of stationary bikes for home use have exploded.
Even Peloton, the Fancy Shmancy Stationary-Bike Company, Is Struggling With the Coronavirus
While Peloton may seem to be incredibly well-suited for the era of social distancing—indeed, stock in the fancy home-bicycling company is up—it is experiencing some hitches.
How Long Can You Exercise On A Stationary Bike?
Aside from the health benefits that it gives, it is easy to use. You can use it as an ordinary bicycle. You can also use it anywhere and at your most convenient time. It is an ideal indoor and outdoor exercise equipment for all ages.
How SoulCycle Reinvented the Stationary Wheel
One of the first design decisions for SoulCycle’s bike was to extend the distance between the handlebars and seat relative to many other stationary bikes, forcing riders to exercise more than just their legs.
How to Get a Peloton-Style Workout Without Splurging
Don’t want to pay $1,900 for a Peloton bike, plus a subscription fee for classes? Here are ways to reduce the cost of using tech to exercise at home.
I Burned 18,339 Calories In 30 Days Riding A Stationary Bike At My Standing Desk
For 30 days I wanted to see what riding a stationary bike at my desk would be like. Would I absolutely hate it? Would it be difficult to ride the bike and get work done at my desk? Could I get any exercise at all and see a difference in my body or my energy levels?
Indoor cycling: A comprehensive guide
'The indoor revolution', gives a detailed explanation of how indoor training went from being universally hated to one of the fastest-growing sectors in cycling, but the rise is primarily down to a revolution in the hardware, and the development of software such as TrainerRoad and Zwift.
Is 30 Minutes of Cycling a Day Enough For Weight Loss? Experts Say Yes and No
There are so many reasons to love cycling. You can do it indoors or outdoors, at home or at the gym. It's also low-impact, making it easier on achy joints, and of course, it burns calories! But if you're someone who uses cycling as your go-to workout — or you're considering adding it to your workout regimen — you may be wondering if cycling can really lead to better overall health, especially if you have little time to spare.
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Tips and tricks to have the best exercise bike workout
Here is a guide to understand how to use it, how to do the right exercise bike workout and what benefits you get from using a stationary bike.
Why You Should Throw Away Your Spin Bike, Like This Brave Soul
I’ve been writing about lifting weights for nearly five years now, and this whole time I’ve been watching people circle restrictive diets in the form of paleo and then keto and then “gluten-free” and “clean eating,” and “calorie burning” activities like Pilates and then barre and then the Bikini Body Guide and then SoulCycle and then Peloton. I’m not sure we have yet fully absorbed the limits of cardio, let alone the downsides of making it the almost exclusive focus of what exercise is. Cardio has gotten too much airtime for too long.
Indoor Cycling Is No Longer Excruciatingly Boring
Luckily for those who prefer to get their fitness kicks by pedaling, a few new products and technologies are taking the pain out of indoor cycling. Thanks to our ubiquitous, high-speed internet connections, streaming video, and hardware improvements in indoor bike equipment, indoor cycling doesn’t suck anymore—it’s actually fun.
16 best exercise bikes outside of Peloton, according to experts
Peloton may be the most popular stationary bike, but it's far from the only option when it comes to at-home cycling.
4 Stationary Bike Workouts That Burn Fat
Here's how to make this gym staple work for you.
5 great stationary bike workouts for beginners
Not only does indoor cycling help to boost cardiovascular fitness, helping your heart and lungs to work better overtime, but it’s also non-impact. In other words, if you’re dealing with any injury that prevents you from your regular routine, tackling a few sessions on the bike could provide your body with the reprieve it needs, sans the impact forces.
5 Stationary Bike Workouts So Fun, You’ll Forget How Hard You’re Working
SoulCycle might have rolled onto the fitness scene more than a decade ago, but thanks to at-home equipment and apps like Peloton, Flywheel, and MYX Fitness—all of which offer bike classes you can stream at home—more and more people have been pedaling their way through cardio workouts from the comfort of their basements or living rooms.
7 Stationary Bike Workouts for a Spin Routine You Can Do Anywhere
When it comes to cardio equipment, stationary bikes often get overlooked—unless you’re in an actual spin class. But that’s a big mistake. The cardio benefits, plus the fact that you can pedal at the gym or right at home (if you have your own bike), means you could miss out on some serious fitness gains by skipping over a two-wheeler.
9 Exercise Bikes That Will Have You Crushing Your Indoor Rides
Of all the home exercise equipment, why choose a bike? Cycling is effective, efficient and gentle. In addition to being much gentler than other forms of cardio on weight-bearing joints like hips, knees and ankles, the movement of biking helps lubricate joints and improves range of motion over time. Turn up the tension and you’ve got a lower body strength workout too. Indoor cycling can improve heart health and lung function, as well as increase overall endurance. And it’s fun—especially if you’ve got the right music going, or have found an instructor you like on a fitness app.
Best exercise bike: Get your miles in without leaving the house
When placed up against other common home fitness equipment in their class, exercise bikes have a clear-cut advantage in a variety of capacities. They provide a top-notch cardio workout in a form that’s more compact and lightweight than a treadmill or elliptical machine, making them great for apartments and upstairs workouts, and they’re an efficient way to gain significant muscular development in the lower half of your body while offering a relatively low-impact workout overall.
Exercise Bike Workouts
13 workouts to help you get the most out of the exercise bike.
The 8 Best Exercise Bikes for At-Home Workouts
Popularized by the Peloton—and its trendy, interactive workout community—stationary bikes have proven to be a stalwart in our home-workout arsenal.
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