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Tue, Aug 1, 06 at 21:06
| I know that riding a bike is good for your legs but does it help any other areas? I ride my bike around the neighborhood about 3-4 times a week for about 2-3 miles. I don't feel it anywhere else other than the legs. And believe me, I need help in alot more area's than that!! Is it helping me anywhere else and I'm just not noticing yet? |
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| Good girl, it does your whole self good, your heart, blood pressure and it helps knee & hip joints and uses up calories. I just worry about crazy drivers, around here I'd be the fittest one in hospital! |
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- Posted by organic_donna (My Page) on Fri, Aug 4, 06 at 19:18
| It burns calories, which will help you to lose weight in other areas of your body. Try riding uphill for even more of a challenge. Donna |
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| Biking will work everything but your abdominals. When you start doing longer, harder rides with varied terrain, the other parts of your body will be used in support of your legs. |
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| I used to ride my bike to work every day. The round trip was 10 miles. I never lost a pound, but boy did I lose inches! Lot's of inches! My coworker was amazed that I never lost weight by the way I looked. I do know my arms got good isometric toning during the hard uphills. I did this for a couple of year until I got a new job and had to stop. |
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| Biking burns tons of calories, but doesn't stress your knees. I love cycling. Plus, unlike running, I don't pour sweat when I ride. The airflow dries it up. :-) My saturday ride burned a little over 1,200 calories, so, yeah, it's good exercise. |
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| It is very good for you.my husband used to do nothing but ride a bike,and his butt was firm and toned....his legs were very muscular too.You dont realize but it does work other areas,even arms. |
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- Posted by getta(getta072003@yahoo.com) onThu, May 12, 11 at 12:03
| I was wanting to lose about 50 pounds. Will riding a bicycle up and down hills help or running. Do anybody know which one is the fastest way to lose weight. ALos I don't want to lose my butt. I need to lose thighs, arms, stomach. Do anybody have any suggestions. I really need the help. This will be my first time ever working to lose weight. I really need to lose about 100 pounds. |
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| Biking would be wonderful for you. If you are 100 pounds overweight, running would be very stressful for your knees and other joints. Biking is good for your whole body, but you might want to add some light hand weight exercises and some ab exercises to tone your upper body and tummy. There are a lot of short workouts on youtube.com that you can watch for free that focus on those areas. The more muscle you have, the more calories you burn whatever you're doing, so adding weight training will help you lose weight faster. Do what you can on the bike now, but gradually increase the length of your rides and incorporate more hills as you're able. Your thighs will soon be as hard as rock. Good luck and have fun! I love to bike because it makes me feel like a kid again. You might want to see if there are any biking trails in your area. It's nice to be able to ride without fear of cars. Here's a link to one of my favorite upper body workouts. |
Here is a link that might be useful: 10 minute pilates
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- Posted by Noel(g.noelperez@hotmail.com) onSat, May 14, 11 at 8:43
| Bicycle riding is a good exercise especially if you are over 40 years old. It will give you good stamina and good legs reflexes, just make sure you won't overdo it. And don't forget to wear bike helmet, hand gloves and safety glasses for your extra protection. |
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- Posted by dylan(snowman404@live.com) onTue, May 17, 11 at 17:27
| yea its a really good exercise cause me personaly ride almost everyda about ten miles so yea my legs have defitnely got stonger and my arms cause i ride bmx |
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| You know, I lost 100 lbs four years ago and it was because of my bicycle. True, I also joined Weight Watchers, but if I didn't ride, my weight loss slowed to a crawl. At first it was just a couple of miles but last summer I rode 100 miles without much difficulty. Biking burns calories like crazy, tones everything south of your waistline, but really, the best thing is that it is FUN! When I first got on my bike, I was 64 years old, 5'3", 250 lbs, angry and depressed. During that ride I laughed out loud! Now I'm almost a different person. So do it... just ride. |
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