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Dec 21, 2024
6:38
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Florwood
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How do exercise bike health benefits compare to actual biking?
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
6:38am
It depends. You can get some good fitness on a trainer
Archaea
6:40am
Depends entirely on how you’re riding each one.
XORCoug
6:42am
Do you get clean fresh air or smog/pollen filled air?
BYUFam1
6:46am
Exactly, you get out of it what you put in. Resistance + speed
txblue
6:48am
Well, you don't get to breathe the black blast of redneck truck exhaust
squidmark
6:51am
No, mental health benefits of being outside forgone, on the flip side
ABCoug
6:52am
Not likely to hit by a car either
Archaea
6:53am
This is one of my biggest reasons for riding indoor.
BikeGuy
7:49am
Breaking your skull aint fun
ABCoug
7:50am
Also can’t they act like tools by not following laws of the road
kotacoug
8:23am
Depends. Indoor is your resistance 10 or 100?
IGlowInTheDark
7:03am
You won’t become a Karen and yell at every car that passes you
WDaddy
7:03am
My thoughts, as compared to MTB
jsaskew
7:04am
I trained probably 80% indoors for an IM. But I used a wahoo trainer with my
ChiCityCoug
7:05am
Yeah you need the road if training for a race
Archaea
7:07am
Love my peloton. It’s a major workout every time I ride it. A couple of
ybecausethatswhy
7:18am
Different. Inside I target a heart rate. Outside for he experience
niqmadu
7:22am
Guessing death rate on outdoor biking is much higher. No cars or trucks
Acorn
7:27am
I never have to worry about being hit by a car when on my trainer.
BikeGuy
7:43am
You can get a more structured and efficient workout on an indoor bike
stenso
7:56am
Thanks, these are very useful responses.
Florwood
8:30am
One more thing. Outdoor. Even at a steady ish heart there is alot
niqmadu
8:43am
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