Is riding a Bike really good excercise?
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Bike riding - builds muscle or tones?
Comments (6)By "help" for your thighs and backside, I assume you mean slim them down. Exercising them will increase muscle tone, which will decrease their size some. The typical wisdom is that weight training builds muscle mass (strength), but aerobics enhances cardiovascular fitness (stamina). The third objective is flexibility -- so you need to stretch. To answer your specific question about the effect of bike riding on your calves (I assume you ride a stationary bike) -- I do not think that bike riding works you calves very much. Body builders who want to work on their calves typically do a routine in which they go from a regular standing position to standing on their toes. If you do a few repetitions of that with weights, you really feel it in your calves. If you are bike riding, the bike will work your thighs, but I'm not so sure about your backside. The other thing you should consider is that a good aerobics program combined with a careful weight control diet will probably achieve an overall slimming in time. Trying to "shape" your body by exercising certain muscle systems is very difficult, and is not likely to meet with much success. Body builders spend 5-6 hours a day every day to achieve some of that and in the end what they achieve is mostly determined by their genes and only in part by their efforts. Really successful body builders are just lucky they have the "right" genes. You might find a book like "Fitness for Dummies" helpful in giving you a realistic perspective on what you can expect to achieve in your exercise program....See Morevideo of my atlantic coast bike ride
Comments (35)First Polly...I meant NJ..LOL...loved it ! Dee I am so glad you liked it...at the very end it says the musician and the name of the piece...The Farewell. I sure hope this will inspire you to do what you can to get back into an active lifestyle. Your words are " play" and that is exactly as it should be. No reason it has to be competitive or terribly difficult or involove 1000's of miles or expense...you hit it perfectly...fun. Maybe you have a friend that can join you...or a spouse or SO or.....child ??? Let me know....wish you were close by. c...See More30-mile bike ride for our 12-year-old! (1 pic)
Comments (13)Moni, my daughter and her family are avid cyclists--and always well equipped! :-) Maire, I checked the website for the ride. There were five options for the event: 4 miles, 15, 32, 46, and 65. Nothing was mentioned about hills for the 32-mile route. The 46-mile course had 1800' of climbing, and the 65-miler was described as having an additional 3100' of climbing in 40 miles, plus "many hills to climb on this route." At least it was a cool day....See MoreMy grandson Ross McGarity...Texas 4000 bike ride
Comments (14)There are several groups and they are taking different routes. He originally was on the Rocky Mountain group but they asked him to switch to the Ozark Mountain group. His mother and step dad have rented a house in Alaska and will be there when they finish the ride to celebrate with all of them....See Moreawm03
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