How do exercise bike health benefits compare to actual biking?

Dec 21, 2024
6:38:16am

Florwood All-American

Are they pretty similar, or is one more beneficial than the other?

Said another way, if I exercise bike five miles, does it provide the same health benefits as five miles on an actual bike?

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How do exercise bike health benefits compare to actual biking?

Florwood

Dec 21, 6:38am

It depends. You can get some good fitness on a trainer

Archaea

Dec 21, 6:40am

Depends entirely on how you’re riding each one.

XORCoug

Dec 21, 6:42am

Do you get clean fresh air or smog/pollen filled air?

BYUFam1

Dec 21, 6:46am

Exactly, you get out of it what you put in. Resistance + speed

txblue

Dec 21, 6:48am

Well, you don't get to breathe the black blast of redneck truck exhaust

squidmark

Dec 21, 6:51am

No, mental health benefits of being outside forgone, on the flip side

ABCoug

Dec 21, 6:52am

Not likely to hit by a car either

Archaea

Dec 21, 6:53am

This is one of my biggest reasons for riding indoor.

BikeGuy

Dec 21, 7:49am

Breaking your skull aint fun

ABCoug

Dec 21, 7:50am

Also can’t they act like tools by not following laws of the road

kotacoug

Dec 21, 8:23am

Depends. Indoor is your resistance 10 or 100?

IGlowInTheDark

Dec 21, 7:03am

You won’t become a Karen and yell at every car that passes you

WDaddy

Dec 21, 7:03am

My thoughts, as compared to MTB

jsaskew

Dec 21, 7:04am

I trained probably 80% indoors for an IM. But I used a wahoo trainer with my

ChiCityCoug

Dec 21, 7:05am

Yeah you need the road if training for a race

Archaea

Dec 21, 7:07am

Love my peloton. It’s a major workout every time I ride it. A couple of

ybecausethatswhy

Dec 21, 7:18am

Different. Inside I target a heart rate. Outside for he experience

niqmadu

Dec 21, 7:22am

Guessing death rate on outdoor biking is much higher. No cars or trucks

Acorn

Dec 21, 7:27am

I never have to worry about being hit by a car when on my trainer.

BikeGuy

Dec 21, 7:43am

You can get a more structured and efficient workout on an indoor bike

stenso

Dec 21, 7:56am

Thanks, these are very useful responses.

Florwood

Dec 21, 8:30am

One more thing. Outdoor. Even at a steady ish heart there is alot

niqmadu

Dec 21, 8:43am

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