What Exercise Bike To Choose For Your Home Gym

Like it or not, exercise bike should not be missing from your home gym, as it is the simplest aerobic and cardio machine from which you can benefit a lot. However, choosing an exercise bike for your home gyms can be challenging when you are unaware of the benefits and drawbacks of these devices. So, if you want to get familiar with the different types of exercise bikes available on the market and find out which is the best for your home gyms, look at the brief descriptions below!

Types of exercise bikes for Home Gyms

Although there are dozens of models and sizes of these bikes, all of them can be classified into two main categories: upright and recumbent exercise bikes. Please read below how they are different and which ones ismore effective in trimming down fat and toning muscles.

Upright exercise bikes

As their name implies, upright Exercise Bike is vertical and resemble regular bicycles only that they are mounted on a fixed frame. Pedals are placed under the seat and your position while cycling is either upright or slightly leaned forward. Hands are placed on handlebars found right in front of you, which can be fixed or mobile, depending on the manufacturer.

These bikes have more or less the same features, including:

·         A control panel displaying the number of burned calories, traveled distance, the time spent on the bike, the speed and a series of preset programs you can choose from;

·         An incorporated MP3 player for more entertaining workouts;

·         A small display for watching fitness programs or your favorite shows while cycling;

Upright exercise bike is usually easier to store and transport from one room to another, more lightweight and smaller than recumbent ones, but their main disadvantage is they put quite a lot pressure on the joints in hips, knees and back, as all movements require a lot of balance and flexibility from the user.  treadmills Melbourne

Recumbent exercise bike

Recumbent exercise bikes are horizontal, with pedals placed at almost the same height as the seat, with a back support for a comfortable position during cycling. The feet are placed in front of your upper body and not below you, as in upright exercise bikes.

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