What is the best exercise bike in the gym?

A recumbent bike is different from a standard bicycle and both are different from an elliptical, especially because of the position you adopt when using them. On an elliptical bike, you're standing. In a standard, you sit upright or stand on the pedals.

The recumbent has a backrest that serves as support for the column. Sitting and near the ground makes these bikes "beneficial for people suffering from back pain or balance problems," said Kathy Dieringer, board member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association and president of D & D Sports Med in Denton, Texas. "It is not possible that you fall while being in it".

Riding a recumbent bike could also strengthen the hamstring muscles more effectively than a vertical bicycle. In a 2014 study , researchers discovered that novice cyclists activated their hamstrings with greater force while pedaling a recumbent than they did on a standard stationary bicycle.

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The disadvantage is that, generally, the recumbent ones do that you use less muscles that the vertical bicycles or the elliptical ones, added Dieringer. A vertical or elliptical bike will stimulate and strengthen the muscles of your abdomen, glutes, lower back, shoulders, neck and arms, which are still when you ride a recumbent.

This is why a session of moderate exercise in a recliner usually burns fewer calories per minute than when using any of the other appliances.

This difference becomes greater if, like many people, you take advantage of the light and quiet posture of the recumbent bicycle to read, watch television or maintain a moderate intensity of exercise.

In general, "I recommend people who do not have balance problems and are familiar with the equipment that uses the elliptical," since he exercises many muscles, Dieringer said. "And avid cyclists should obviously use the vertical," since it simulates much better the use of a bicycle outdoors than a recumbent.

"But for a novice or someone who has back pain, or any balance problem, the recumbent is a good choice." However, it may not be a good idea to use it to read.