Bodybuilding.com Information Motivation Supplementation
in:
Login or Create an account to set your gender preference.
 

Recumbent Bike

Exercise Data

Type: Cardio
Main Muscle Worked: Quadriceps
Other Muscles: Calves, Glutes, Hamstrings
Equipment: Machine
Mechanics Type: N/A
Level: Beginner
Location:
Sport: No
Force: N/A
Your Rating: 


9.2

Out of 10

Excellent

Exercise Rating Read Recumbent Bike Reviews
Bookmark and Share

Print Exercise Widget


Recumbent Bike Images

Recumbent Bike
Click to enlarge
Recumbent Bike
Click to enlarge




Recumbent Bike Guide

Main Muscle: Quadriceps

  1. To begin, seat yourself on the bike and adjust the seat to your height.
  2. Select the desired option from the menu. You may have to start pedaling to turn it on. You can use the manual setting, or you can select a program to use. Typically, you can enter your age and weight to estimate the amount of calories burned during exercise. The level of resistance can be changed throughout the workout. The handles can be used to monitor your heart rate to help you stay at an appropriate intensity.
  3. Recumbent bikes offer convenience, cardiovascular benefits, and have less impact than other activities. A 150 lb person will burn about 230 calories cycling at a moderate rate for 30 minutes, compared to 450 calories or more running.



Alternative Exercises For Recumbent Bike

No alternative exercises found. Know of one? Tell us in the tips section below.

Top 5 Rated Quadriceps Exercises

  1. Rope Jumping
  2. Tire Flip
  3. Barbell Full Squat
  4. Bicycling
  5. Barbell Squat

Tips and Reviews - Login to rate

 





 
  • Reviews & Tips
  • Reviews
  • Tips

of people found this tip helpful

izarg

Tip: Recumbent Bike

Exercise Rating
7/10

Jan 25, 2012 9:37 AM: Wear bike shorts.

izarg BodyStats
Height:
5 '2" (1.57m)
Weight:
113.5 lbs
Down 17.5 lbs
Bodyfat:
17.6 %
More Body Stats


comment
Please login to rate this tip.
(Report)

of people found this tip helpful

larry128

Tip: Recumbent Bike

Exercise Rating
10/10

Jul 22, 2011 5:18 PM: if u have one u can twist a knob on to switch intensity perfect for HIT. it'll give u a workout a lot of sweating and time flys while doing it

larry128 BodyStats
Height:
5 '8" (1.73m)
Weight:
150 lbs
Bodyfat:
22.1 %
More Body Stats


comment
Please login to rate this tip.
(Report)

Information. Motivation. Supplementation.

Give Us Feedback:
Report A Problem
Site Feedback
Follow Us:
Twitter
Facebook
RSS Feeds
Bodybuilding.com Newsletter

Receive exciting features,
news & special offers from Bodybuilding.com