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Madison
Ok i am looking for a folding exercise bike that will not take much room. i am looking to add something different to my workouts as i get bored with doing the same things so on my lazy days I decided to possibly ride an exercise bike however i need something that folds away and does not take much space. ANy reccommendations on a folding but STURDY ONE? Thanks.
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Get a real bike and enjoy the great outdoors. I can go for hours on a scenic bike path and never get bored.
http://www.exercisebikes.com/features/folding/13668+4292857970.cfm?source=msadcenter&kwid=folding%20exercise%20bike&tid=Exact
Get a real bike and enjoy the great outdoors. I can go for hours on a scenic bike path and never get bored.
http://www.exercisebikes.com/features/folding/13668+4292857970.cfm?source=msadcenter&kwid=folding%20exercise%20bike&tid=Exact
I have a heavy bag and an exercise bike, in addition to weight lifting what kind of workout can I do?
GuitarMan
In addition of weight training with my bench, what can I do for a cardio routine that incorporates my heavy bag (im not a fighter I just like to punch it and it seems to be a good workout), my exercise bike, pushups sit ups and running? Let me know if you guys do anything similar and what you do. Thanks
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first off i would suggest figuring out what you LIKE to do because you can do many many things with the equipment you already have including a more aerobic weight training regimen.
i would however, suggest getting some dumbells so you can pretty much do anything. (and dumbells are better than straight bar or machines since they cause you to incorporate more muscles to stabalize and cant cheat by compensating for a weakness on one side).
if you are going to work in a heavy bag routine for some form of cardio- i strongly suggest you inform yourself on safety precautions since you are not training and will have weaker form and such in your approach. at first i suggest you wrap your wrists and use sturdy bag gloves. adjust later if need be. and learning proper punching technique will help you as it incorporates more of your body.
push ups are fine for a short period, they are an endurance based body weight workout, that after a short peroid your body will exceed- there are other body weight workouts that use the body in a mroe efficient manner.
but basically the main problem is the same trap that many runners fall into- that is that you don't increase the difficulty of the excercise as you progress.
with lifting, you increase the number of reps, weight, number of sets. with running (or any other form of cardio) you increase the duration or the intensity, thats one reason you see people slogging along for years doing the same thing and wondering why there is no improvement (heres a hint- they aren't challenging themselves and thier body adjusts).
there really are so many options you do have- i would suggest starting something and adjust as you learn, the most important things to remember are:
1- learn to do things SAFELY- if you train foolhardedly, you will get injured, injury prevents your gains more than dropping weight and learning correct form. (actually, correct form at a lower weight will give you more gains than incorrect form at a higher weight).
2- progressive resistance.- increase the intensity/duration/weight/density, etc. in order to improve- thats true of every form of excercise.
first off i would suggest figuring out what you LIKE to do because you can do many many things with the equipment you already have including a more aerobic weight training regimen.
i would however, suggest getting some dumbells so you can pretty much do anything. (and dumbells are better than straight bar or machines since they cause you to incorporate more muscles to stabalize and cant cheat by compensating for a weakness on one side).
if you are going to work in a heavy bag routine for some form of cardio- i strongly suggest you inform yourself on safety precautions since you are not training and will have weaker form and such in your approach. at first i suggest you wrap your wrists and use sturdy bag gloves. adjust later if need be. and learning proper punching technique will help you as it incorporates more of your body.
push ups are fine for a short period, they are an endurance based body weight workout, that after a short peroid your body will exceed- there are other body weight workouts that use the body in a mroe efficient manner.
but basically the main problem is the same trap that many runners fall into- that is that you don't increase the difficulty of the excercise as you progress.
with lifting, you increase the number of reps, weight, number of sets. with running (or any other form of cardio) you increase the duration or the intensity, thats one reason you see people slogging along for years doing the same thing and wondering why there is no improvement (heres a hint- they aren't challenging themselves and thier body adjusts).
there really are so many options you do have- i would suggest starting something and adjust as you learn, the most important things to remember are:
1- learn to do things SAFELY- if you train foolhardedly, you will get injured, injury prevents your gains more than dropping weight and learning correct form. (actually, correct form at a lower weight will give you more gains than incorrect form at a higher weight).
2- progressive resistance.- increase the intensity/duration/weight/density, etc. in order to improve- thats true of every form of excercise.
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