recommend an exercise bike please
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fulham said:
First off, electronically controlled resistance and manually controlled resistance can mean a few things... Electronically controlled resistance would imply a computer that controls how much force you have to exert to move the pedals. An example of this would be a 'hill program' so the computer will automatically change the resistance to simulate a hilly road.
It could also mean another thing, that the resistance is selected by the user, but is changed by the on board computer; so you don't have to adjust any knobs, you click a button for more resistance and the computer does that for you.
As far as manual controlled resistance, this implies that the resistance is controlled by the person on the bike. But the resistance can either be set by the onboard computer, or by actually manual tightening down a knob (very low tech). This will depend on the model you get.
In general any kind with an electronically controlled resistance, would be the best solution (IMHO). Now as far as getting a bike or a treadmill, it really depends on what you like... Do you like to run or bike? I like biking, because it's easy on my joints, but that's just me. So that kind of decision will have to be made by you.
I recommend this one.
I have very little upper body fat and bulk up quickly. I can’t work my arms more than a couple of times a week or I’d never get shirts to fit.
My bike is a recumbent Precord 817E; I’d never get one with an arm workout!
My bike is a recumbent Precord 817E; I’d never get one with an arm workout!
exercise bikes
times new roman
Proform has several excellant models, I bought one last year and really like it, it has an excellant computer system that can be hooked up to a computer to down load exercise programs too. Your local large fitness retailer should carry atleast a few models by proform, be prepared to pay anywhere from 200 to 500 dollars for a really good model. If you buy it at the end of the season like I did, you can get a great deal!
linda
times new roman
Proform has several excellant models, I bought one last year and really like it, it has an excellant computer system that can be hooked up to a computer to down load exercise programs too. Your local large fitness retailer should carry atleast a few models by proform, be prepared to pay anywhere from 200 to 500 dollars for a really good model. If you buy it at the end of the season like I did, you can get a great deal!
linda
fulham said:
I get a great workout on these.
If you can find them at a store by you, they will probably be $100 less then the MSRP.
If you can find them at a store by you, they will probably be $100 less then the MSRP.