Should you opt for an Exercise Bike or a Treadmill?
While you might prefer to go to a gym for your daily exercise or like the idea of taking a walk in fresh air, the fact is that our lifestyles do not allow the luxury of that much available time every day. There are some days when getting out of the house is just not possible. At times like these one would like the idea of getting some exercise at home using an exercise bike or a treadmill. However the decision between buying an exercise bike or a treadmill may not be an easy one. While the average calories that an individual can burn on an exercise bike or a treadmill are more or less the same, the muscles that are used while you use an exercise bike are basically the lower body muscles. This means that an exercise bike allows you to strengthen your quadriceps and hamstrings to a large extent. On the other hand, walking on the treadmill uses more muscles of the body since it involves swinging arms and overall body movement. An exercise bike is far safer than a treadmill and therefore probably a better choice for older people who are not too comfortable walking on rolling rubber. It is also better equipment to have when you are recovering from some injury because a treadmill cannot be used in such cases. It is also said that walking on a treadmill is not the best of exercises that you can do if you have knees that are not too strong. The exercise bike and the treadmill both have their own set of advantages and disadvantages and therefore the decision for the one to choose depends on your specific requirement.
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February 9th, 2010 at 11:01 pm
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