Recumbent bike

fitnellieforlife
fitnellieforlife Posts: 40 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I'm planning on getting a recumbent bike. Will it give the same results as an upright bike? I need it for medical reasons so I won't hurt myself. Most machines are not safe for me.

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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,739 Member
    Are you talking about a real recumbent bicycle or a stationary one?
  • fitnellieforlife
    fitnellieforlife Posts: 40 Member
    Stationary.
  • meritage4
    meritage4 Posts: 1,441 Member
    It's all about the work out you do on the bike.
  • PennWalker
    PennWalker Posts: 554 Member
    edited November 2016
    The kind with the chair seat are a lot more comfortable than the hard bike seats (and I would use more).
  • jennybearlv
    jennybearlv Posts: 1,519 Member
    The recumbent will work your glutes more than your quads, but the cardio effect should be the same.
  • Packerjohn
    Packerjohn Posts: 4,855 Member
    jennybearlv wrote: »
    The recumbent will work your glutes more than your quads, but the cardio effect should be the same.

    Agree you can get a good workout with a recumbent. I would think though you could ultimately get a better calorie burn with a standard bike since the riding position forces you to use core museles more.

    I would also question the idea a recumbent works the butt more. You are sitting on the muscle
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    edited November 2016
    Being able to get your weight over the pedals plus engaging your core to a higher degree using a conventional riding position bike is a huge advantage over a recumbent.
    But you can still get a good CV workout and if it's required for safety reasons then go for it.
  • gjw1911
    gjw1911 Posts: 31 Member
    I have back problems, and the recumbent bike is great if you have back issues. All of my exercise when I first started was on the recumbent bike while watching TV at night.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    fitnellieforlife wrote: »
    I'm planning on getting a recumbent bike. Will it give the same results as an upright bike? I need it for medical reasons so I won't hurt myself. Most machines are not safe for me.

    The machine isn't what gives you the results...the work you do on the machine does.
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
    Recumbent bikes are faster (outdoors) because they have less air resistance, like torpedoes. They can't climb very well though because of the body position. They're often the bike of choice for men who use their beards as granola storage devices.
  • fitnellieforlife
    fitnellieforlife Posts: 40 Member
    Thank you everyone for your kind resoonces! I'm getting my bike this weekend I can't wait!
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    fitnellieforlife Posts: 40 Member
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