I've heard that riding a bike is good for bodybuilders. Is it true? Do you have any experience with it?
I don't know if it is good for bodybuilders but I have heard it is a great way of building up stamaina and your legs, I'm in the process of saving up to buy a stationary bike for my home gym.
Cycling is a popular form of cardio among bodybuilders because it is low-impact. Training with heavy weights takes its toll on your joints and high-impact cardio is not ideal because it can be detrimental to recovery. You can vary the intensity of your cycling without causing harm to your joints. I like to cycle but my bike currently has a puncture, I need to sort it out.
I guess that is a bonus about getting a stationary bike, no danger of getting a puncture, or the chain repeatedly falling off.
Yeah bikes are good for cardio. My mom has a stationary bike. I never use it though because I find it very boring like a treadmill. Unless of course I have headphones in. Her bike has an option to incline too, making it more versitle for her workouts.
Just don't do what my fiancee did with her, use it once and now it is covered is clothes in the corner of her room.
Bikes are awesome, they're cardio, which is always important, and they also bulk up the legs which a lot of people seem to neglect. If you don't do your legs (specifically quads) as often as you should then incorporate some bike work in your routine.
Riding a bike can be an extremely effective workout. I once did a spin class when I had a gym membership and it was no joke. I was sweating and struggling to finish. But they have you standing up and down while riding, as well as short intervals of extreme intensity. I think you would get fit and lose weight quite significantly if you were doing a workout like that everyday. I find I can't push myself at home on my stationary bike, nor is it on par with the bikes available at the gym.
