Any stationary bike can give you a good workout! You will get a get a low impact cardio workout and develop some good leg muscles. Some of the better quality stationary bikes or spin bikes will allow you to really work your cardiovascular system and develop excellent aerobic fitness.
A stationary bike is also a good way to lose weight. Looking at the calories in, calories out equation is really the only successful way to achieve long term weight goals and a stationary bike is a great tool to burn calories.
The only problem with a typical stationary bike is that it won’t do much for your upper body! Great for legs and lungs, but you really need to do some other form of exercise to work on your arms or core. Some spin classes have even resorted to bringing in some very odd looking moves that are done on the spinning bike to try and increase the muscles being used! Some of these moves look dangerous and there is very little evidence that there is any training benefit. There is even a very strong lobby of experienced spinning class instructors who are totally against these moves and would like them banned!!
Now take a good look at all the pictures and videos of someone riding a RealRyder stationary bike and you will notice the bike is always moving and leaning. This is where the extra benefits come in!
With our stationary bike and its unique articulating frame your core is constantly engaged and as you tilt and lean the bike you are actively working your upper body, arms, shoulders and abs.
We have received reports from several RealRyder Indoor Cycling Studios that clients have noticed their arms getting more toned after only a few weeks! You will also feel your core getting stronger as you will automatically be stabilizing the bike, especially out of the saddle.
As a result of using more muscles you will also be burning approximately 20% more calories than you would on a traditional spinning bike!
So whether you are looking to buy your own fitness equipment or get the most from a spin class, do your indoor cycling on a RealRyder the stationary bike with benefits!
