Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Using A Schwinn Airdyne Exercise Bike For Best Results

If there's a classic exercise bike the Schwinn Airdyne bike is probably it. These things have been made since the 70's. Schwinn makes many other stationary bikes, but the Airdyne has been a long-term favorite. Read the Internet buyer sites and you quickly find the fans of these bikes and the owner observations. Why not choose a more modern recumbent exercise bike? Here's why...
Dual action bikes are hard to top for exercise and fitness. See, if you wish to really lose weight and burn fat, there's more than just burning calories. A common question is: "How much calories does an exercise bike burn?" Burning calories isn't the whole story. What most people need is increased metabolism. That's quite the challenge but the only way to long-term weight management success.
Dual action bikes excel at metabolism improvements. See, the pumping arms and pedaling legs help you build muscle. It's not that muscle building is noticeable from using a dual action bike. It's that building muscle is the fastest and surest way to increase metabolism and burn fat. Increased resting metabolism is referred to as increased basal metabolism. The fastest results come with use of the major muscles too. That's why bikes which really work the legs accomplish so much. Working the upper body also just adds to the workout for more balanced results and quicker improvements.
Build muscle and burn more fat even as you sleep or relax.
That's a big plus of the dual action machines... more muscles used and more fat burned which translates to increased basal metabolism and better long term results. All this advantage from pedaling away.
Here's another Schwinn Airdyne feature. The bikes are simple to use and simple to maintain. Sure the newer bikes with high powered electronics are fun to use and interesting to ride. Remember though that electronics can fail. That's a hassle for sure but also a potential repair bill that's larger than might seem reasonable. Dead electronics means a dead machine. However the electronics does help to fight the number one reason why stationary bikes might remain unused. Boredom stops many a bike pedal program.
With the Airdyne you get a simple machine that's almost impossible to wear out or damage. Mine has been ridden hard for almost twenty years and has required virtually no maintenance. It's a one time buy machine. Then the very fact that you pump with arms and shoulders as well as legs makes for a more engaged process and less chance for boredom.
Certainly Schwinn gets few repeat sales on these. They never wear out.
The Schwinn Airdyne is a balanced workout machine. Work most of your muscles and you burn more fat over time. That's the key to long-term weight loss. It's a long lasting machine. This might be the last exercise machine you buy.

2 comments:

  1. Noises can be a make or break factor and price does not always seem to be to be the factor. When at home you want to be able to listen to songs or view television while doing exercises, so a loud machine will defeat the objective work. Recumbent Exercise Bike Reviews

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  2. I like to use good in ear monitors for my daily Airdyne workouts.. Once the Slacker playlist is loaded up, I'm off to sweatville! You can still hear the fan, but very muted and unobtrusive. Do 40 minutes every day. Lower the carbs. See excellent results.

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