[gracie88]

Ok so I want to lose weight and realise as well as cutting down on eating crap I need to exercise. I usually go swimming twice a week for 40 minutes but I want something to do at home as well so was considering buying an exercise bike. My question is are they any good in the aid of weight loss? I know that my thighs will be worked out but will it burn off a significant amount of calories? My reasoning for a bike was I have a small flat so I could get a foldaway one to use whilst watching tv rather than sitting around.

[yodude888]

Bikes aren't too bad, but your upper body is largly inactive so you won't burn as much as swimming, etc. There's a great page on www.bodybuilding.com which will calculate energy use in various cardio excercises, but I can't seem to find it right now.

[Kay.Tey]

I bought a bike ages ago and to be honest I hardly used it, but then i bought a outdoor bike and use that all the time, with running etc. I just found the indoor bike too boring, but that might just be me because i prefer to be outside. Although even at the gym i hardly ever use the bike.

[ch0c0h01ic]

Originally Posted by gracie88

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Just run or cycle outdoors, it's cheaper/free, it's more enjoyable and it's a better workout.

If you want some exercises to do in front of the tv, do burpees, tabata star jumps, tuck jumps, lunges, squats, pushups, pullups, etc.