Does a Stationary Bike Help You Lose Weight?
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"Vigorous" stationary cycling burns more calories than any other gym activity, according to the Harvard Heart Letter's study of 20 gym activities. "Vigorous" exercise occurs when your heart rate is 80 percent of your maximum heart rate--220 heartbeats per minute minus age. The study reports that 185-lb. people burn 466 calories in 30 minutes of vigorous cycling while 155- and 125-lb. people burn 391 and 315 calories respectively. High-impact step aerobics, the ski machine and the elliptical trainer rank second through fourth.
Short-Run Benefits
A stationary bike can help you lose weight even if you're not exercising intensely. You burn 604 calories per hour cycling with a "moderate effort" if you weigh 190 lbs., 493 calories per hour if you're 155 lbs. and 413 calories per hour if you're 130 pounds, the state of Wisconsin reports. "Light-effort" cyclists burn 474, 387 and 325 calories per hour if they weigh 190, 155 and 130 lbs. respectively. Moderate- and light-effort cyclists have heart rates that are 60 and 45 of their maximum heart rates respectively.
Long-Run Benefits
Running is the best short-term weight-loss exercise, but you are high risk of injury, according to Harvard Men's Health Watch and "The Complete Guide to Walking." Stationary cycling, on the other hand, is one of the safest exercises, according to The Merck Manual of Medical Information and Dr. Kenneth Cooper, one of the foremost authorities on exercise. It can help you lose weight and, simultaneously, reduce your risk of death from cardiovascular disease by more than 20 percent, Harvard Men's Health Watch reports.
Consideration
A stationary bike can help you lose weight, even if you're not in good physical condition, according to Cooper and The Merck Manual. Cooper has separate exercise programs for younger and older previously inactive people. He recommends cycling about 25 minutes daily five times per week. The Merck Manual says recumbent stationary cycles, which have contour chairs for comfort and toe clips for reducing falls, are "a particularly good choice for older people."
Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/212846-does-a-stationary-bike-help-you-lose-weight/#ixzz2fWUg36b2
Short-Run Benefits
A stationary bike can help you lose weight even if you're not exercising intensely. You burn 604 calories per hour cycling with a "moderate effort" if you weigh 190 lbs., 493 calories per hour if you're 155 lbs. and 413 calories per hour if you're 130 pounds, the state of Wisconsin reports. "Light-effort" cyclists burn 474, 387 and 325 calories per hour if they weigh 190, 155 and 130 lbs. respectively. Moderate- and light-effort cyclists have heart rates that are 60 and 45 of their maximum heart rates respectively.
Long-Run Benefits
Running is the best short-term weight-loss exercise, but you are high risk of injury, according to Harvard Men's Health Watch and "The Complete Guide to Walking." Stationary cycling, on the other hand, is one of the safest exercises, according to The Merck Manual of Medical Information and Dr. Kenneth Cooper, one of the foremost authorities on exercise. It can help you lose weight and, simultaneously, reduce your risk of death from cardiovascular disease by more than 20 percent, Harvard Men's Health Watch reports.
Consideration
A stationary bike can help you lose weight, even if you're not in good physical condition, according to Cooper and The Merck Manual. Cooper has separate exercise programs for younger and older previously inactive people. He recommends cycling about 25 minutes daily five times per week. The Merck Manual says recumbent stationary cycles, which have contour chairs for comfort and toe clips for reducing falls, are "a particularly good choice for older people."
Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/212846-does-a-stationary-bike-help-you-lose-weight/#ixzz2fWUg36b2
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