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stationary bike HELP????

katelynnsmom1978
katelynnsmom1978 Posts: 16
edited January 18 in Fitness and Exercise
I just got a cheap stationary bike and after my first day my legs are incredibly sore (I can barely walk) My concern is that even though I could feel an extreme burn in my legs, it said i was only pedaling 7mph. even when i pedaled as fast as i could it only got up to 10.5 mph. So at 7 mph in one hour of what felt like a good exercise only burned around 180 calories. This just doesn't seem worth it to me. I was really excited about this new work out and I'm just hoping that it's either, I'll get better at this or my bike is a little off. Any advice?

Additionally, the tension is set to low.

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  • amateurdude
    amateurdude Posts: 44 Member
    Sounds about right. Keep at it and it'll become easier, so long as you rest when required, but for low resistance on a stationary, 200 calories an hour is pretty much the ball park figure.
  • katelynnsmom1978
    katelynnsmom1978 Posts: 16
    Thank you....
    so should I just go on a walk today. and try again tomorrow ?
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