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You’ve decided you want to exercise at home.  There are hundreds of pieces of home cardio equipment available.  The most popular are treadmills and exercise bikes.  In deciding between the two, you should compare long-term sustainability, the effectiveness of the workouts, and safety.

Overcoming Boredom

The biggest obstacle to a home exercise routine is sticking with it.  You don’t have to drive to a gym, so your home fitness equipment is more convenient.  The problem is that other distractions are just as convenient at home.  The key is to make your routine fun.  You want to look forward to your daily workout.  You have to be realistic.  Playing with the heart rate monitor or watching the calorie counter go up will only be fun the first couple of times you exercise.

Treadmill vs. Boredom

On a treadmill, you walk.  Walking isn’t that fun.  You can walk at different speeds, but that isn’t really much more fun.  If you get a treadmill that offers an incline, that keeps it a bit more interesting.  Walking uphill isn’t exactly fun, but it’s different.  It presents a challenge.

You can’t really read on a treadmill because you are bouncing up and down.  You can’t keep your eyes on the same sentence, and you usually end up with a headache.  Basically, the only thing fun to do on a treadmill is watch television or movies.  If you are really into TV or movies and are able to put your treadmill in front of a television, you can probably keep your treadmill workout from becoming too boring.  Problems consist of commercials, the noise coming from the machine, and again, the bouncing.

Exercise Bikes vs. Boredom

Exercise bikes are unique in that many of them come programmed with various biking routines.  You simulate different courses that require you to sprint, pedal uphill, and perform at different levels within one workout without having to keep pressing buttons and changing everything.  You can even select random programs so you don’t know what’s coming, which really keeps you on your toes.  Some exercise bikes can even be plugged into televisions and video games to let you interactively pedal through visual courses.

On upright exercise bikes, you run into some of the same problems as treadmills as far as reading is concerned.  Recumbent bikes, however, allow your hands to be free to hold a book or magazine, video game controller, or phone.  Multi-tasking during an exercise bike workout keeps it from becoming boring and allows your workout to more easily fit into a busy schedule.

Defeating boredom to successfully keep up a long-term exercise routine is much easier with an exercise bike than a treadmill.

The Calorie Factor

In a study conducted by Nordic Track, young, healthy people used various exercise machines and did cardio workouts.  Although they felt they used the same intensity on all machines, they burned the most calories on treadmills and ski machines.

On average, most people burn about 750 calories per hour on a treadmill.  The same people are likely to burn about 550 calories per hour on an exercise bike.  So it’s a no-brainer, right?  You should get a treadmill because they burn more calories.

Well, not exactly.  You can’t get so caught up in which machine burns the most calories.  You have to take a lot of other factors into consideration.  How likely are you to sustain a treadmill routine as opposed to an exercise bike routine?

Because exercise bikes are usually more fun than treadmills, you are much more likely to stick with it long-term.  This means that even though you can burn more calories on a treadmill, you are also more likely to stop using it altogether.

You might also find it difficult to use it long enough per workout session to get the full benefits.  Most people find it easier to workout for 20 minutes on an exercise bike than 20 minutes on a treadmill.  You have to think about that.  If you are likely to only do 10 minutes on a treadmill but can easily do 20 minutes on an exercise bike, you will burn more calories per session on an exercise bike.

So just going strictly by the numbers, treadmills burn more calories.  If you easily get bored or have tried and failed to stick with exercise routines in the past, you might want to consider burning less calories per hour in favor of a sustainable long-term exercise bike regimen.

Your Safety

The biggest difference between exercise bikes and treadmills is overall safety to your body.

The first case of safety is the most basic.  You can fall off of a treadmill.  It’s very difficult, however, to fall off of an exercise bike.  In fact, you would probably have to try to fall when riding an exercise bike.  While you might be thinking you’d have to be pretty clumsy to fall while walking, it happens more than you’d think.  People get involved with watching television or the beat of music.  One wrong step and you can seriously injure yourself.  It’s also possible to spill water or sweat on the treadmill track, causing a safety hazard you might not notice until after you’ve slipped.

Another safety hazard is injury from the activity itself.  A treadmill puts quite a bit of stress on your joints, especially your knees and ankles.  Even if you invest in a treadmill with some degree of shock absorption, when you eventually get to a jogging or running point, you can put severe orthopedic stress on your body, even up to three times your body weight.  People with existing conditions such as arthritis will find a treadmill painful at times due to this stress.  Otherwise healthy individuals can sustain injury and possible long-term damage over time.

Exercise bikes put much less stress on your joints.  A properly positioned exercise bike supports your weight and still allows you to receive the benefits of a higher impact cardio workout.  Upright bikes can sometimes stress your back in the way you have to bend to reach the handlebars.  Recumbent exercise bikes, however, can actually improve existing back pain by forcing proper posture and giving support as you exercise.  On any exercise bike properly used, your knees and ankles are not stressed as they are on a treadmill.

The less you stress joints, the less likely you are to sustain an injury during your workout.  You are also less likely to be sore afterwards.  Most importantly, a non-workout injury doesn’t always have to halt your exercise routine on an exercise bike.  If you hurt your back or neck, you will find the support of a recumbent exercise bike will keep you from having to stop your exercise regimen altogether.  Let’s face it – if you have to stop, you are less likely to start again.

An Exercise Bike is Better for Your Health than a Treadmill

As you can see, both pieces of home fitness equipment have advantages.  While the treadmill continues to be the most popular piece of home gym equipment, most people are more likely to faithfully use an exercise bike.  This means you’re more likely to have to dust a treadmill until it gets the garage sale sticker.

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Question by AllTalk: How do you say “I have to exercise” in German?
Please DO NOT use an online translator as they are inaccurate. Native speakers should answer this.

I want to know how to say “I have to exercise” in German.

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Answer by AnswerMaster23
Ich habe zur Ausübung

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Question by Shoshanna Says “Hi!”: Does exercise have to be outside for it be considered “exercise”?
My parents always tell me that I have to get outside in order to get exercise, but I was always told that you can be inside and do physical work, and it to be still considered exercise. Does exercise have to be outside for it to be considered “exercise”? And what does and doesn’t count as exercise? Can doing work around the house be considered exercise, for example?

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Answer by dr schmitty
absolutely not

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Question by you’re just what I want: What’s a good question/hypothesis for a biology lab “Heart Rate and Fitness Exercise” (Will pick best answer!)?
Im doing a lab tomorrow where we will use a heart rate monitor to measure the heart, determine the effect of body position on heart rates, determine the effect of excersixe on hear trates, determine fitness levels, etc.

Basically, I need to create a good question and testable hypothesis regarding heart fitness. For example a question would be “Is there a difference in cardiovascular fitness between males and females? Then a need a hypothesis, and to identify the independent, dependent and three controlled variables.
Emma:

Isn’t the dependent variable the heart rate because it’s what is observed? and how can heart rate be the independent variable?

Best answer:

Answer by Emma
“Does moderate exercise increase heart rate? – If so, by how much?”

Dependant variable is heart rate, independant variable is exercise. The control is your heart rate at rest – for example have a person sit for two mins and then take their heart rate. The tested variable will be the exercise – have a person walk briskly or jog etc for say 5-8 mins and retake heart rate. Controlled variables will be age (pick a young person to avoid general cardiovascular decline that comes with aging), exercise type (pick something anyone could do, but ‘moderate’ exercise means that they should be breathing a bit hard but not be exhausted) and cardiovascular health (pick a person whose at rest heart rate is normal (around 72 BPM)).

Edit: The dependant variable is the one that changes if you change the other variable – so actually yes you’re right, sorry about that, I mixed the words up! Because HR will increase if you exercise, so it is dependant. Sorry to confuse you =)

Edit2: Yes of course moderate exercise raises heart rate – which is why it’s a perfect hypothesis, because she’s guaranteed to disprove the null hypothesis. Your question isn’t able to be phrased as a discrete, single testable variable. How do you suggest assigning a fitness level to each person based on their result, aside from comparative to each other? You don’t know how long the heart rate SHOULD take to return to normal, so you can’t prove a person’s fitness based on their results. Sorry, it wasn’t a bad suggestion but it won’t work in this setting.

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You have asthma and regret your inability to exercise. If this sounds familiar, breathe a huge sigh of relief. This is a misconception that many people have. It is a myth that individuals with asthma should not exercise. There is no harm in exercising with asthma. The only thing you need to bear in mind is that you should be extra cautious.

Why is it so? Have you ever pondered over this? We breathe through our nose. Our nose acts as an air filter. It controls the humidity and temperature of the air that enters our body. When we exercise, our body’s need for oxygen increases. To keep up with this demand, we begin to breathe with our mouth also. But, unfortunately, our mouth does not have the air filter that the nose has. As a result, the air that enters our lungs through the mouth is cooler and drier than usual. If you have asthma, then your airways tend to be quite sensitive to the entry of such type of air. And as Newton’s Third Law of Motion says, ‘to every action there is an equal and an opposite reaction’. So, the airways respond to this stimulus by contracting, resulting in a narrow airway. This precipitates in the form of various symptoms like – wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath etc.

Considering this, it is essential to first consult your doctor. A detail medication examination is highly recommended. It is equally important to be well informed about your medications (when to take them and how long do they have their effect).

Once you have secured your physician’s permission, you can go ahead and plan out your work out. While planning your exercise program, include a slightly longer warm up session. This low intensity work out will prepare for the higher intensity work out that is to follow. Also, do not abruptly end the exercise session. A detailed cool down is essential to bring your body back to its pre exercise level.

Remember:

* It is always safe to exercise on the lower end of your target heart rate.

* Rest is very important. Learn to listen to your body. Whenever it demands rest, fulfill it.

* Activities like walking, cycling, and swimming are ideal for individuals with asthma because they are low intensity exercise and tend to exert less load on the heart.

* For those involved in strength training, it is advisable to rest adequately between the sets.

* Keep your inhaler close to you.

* Check that your asthma is under control, if not, then it may be hazardous

* Protect yourself from asthma triggers. Instead of exercising in open air (grounds), work out in a closed environment or a less polluted area.

* If you begin to experience symptoms of asthma while exercising, then stop your work out and use the inhaler. If symptoms still persist rush to a nearby hospital.

Exercising has certain advantages for people with asthma. It strengthens your muscles, improves your immunity and helps in maintaining or losing the body weight. All these factors in turn, aid in controlling asthma. Hence, exercising helps individuals with asthma. So, do not run away from exercise, but run to exercise your body.

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Different yoga exercise styles,there are many different yoga exercise styles. Some of today’s yoga exercise styles have been around for hundreds of years while other yoga exercise styles have been created and based off some of the most common yoga postures and poses. Yoga exercise styles vary in level of difficulty; almost all of the styles are broken down into beginner and advanced levels. The yoga postures used, will depend on the level of the yoga exercise style you are practicing. Each yoga exercise style has a specific purpose and uses different methods and yoga postures.http://www.yogatipshub.com/ Yoga Tips, Online Yoga Tips, Free Yoga Tips and Steps For Yoga Practice www.Yogatipshub.com

Hatha yoga is one of the more laid back yoga exercise styles. Most often Hatha yoga is a slow paced yoga class. It is most commonly designated as the best yoga exercise style to take part in when just beginning to practice yoga. These are because of it slow pace and ease into each of the yoga postures used during a session. This yoga exercise style uses many different areas of each style of yoga. It does this by introducing the beginner level yoga postures of each different yoga exercise style.

Vinyasa is another yoga exercise style that encompasses many different styles of yoga. The word vinyasa translates to mean a series of breath synchronized movements. This yoga exercise style is more energetic than Hatha yoga. Vinyasa uses a group of yoga postures called sun salutations. Vinyasa is a yoga exercise that will start off slow with a series of sun salutation yoga postures as a method of warm up and then move into more intense yoga postures and stretches.

One of the more popular forms of yoga exercise used today is Ashtanga yoga. This type of yoga is also commonly referred to as Power yoga. Power yoga is one of the most intense forms of yoga exercise practiced. It involves a series of yoga postures; each of the yoga postures is always performed in the same sequence. This yoga exercise style is very physically demanding because of the pace needed to keep up in the class when switching yoga postures. It is not recommended for beginners. Bikram yoga is another of today’s most popular forms of yoga exercise. Bikram yoga is also known as hot yoga. During a hot yoga session you will complete a series of 26 yoga postures in a room that is 95 to 100 degrees. The idea behind practicing these yoga postures in a room that hot is that is acts as a way of body cleansing because of the profuse sweating one will experience. Also do yoga postures at that temperature will allow for your muscles to loosen fully, meaning you will be better able to do the yoga postures given to you.

It is best to consult with your doctor before deciding which yoga exercise style would be best for you. Some styles may be too strenuous to begin with.http://www.yogatipshub.com/different-yoga-exercise-styles/

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Question by TiedtoaRainbow: When you hear the word “exercise”, do you wash your mouth out with chocolate?

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Answer by tblightng
no, reese peanut butter cups

close though

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Question by lemonpillow: Whenever I hear the dirty word “exercise” i have to wash my mouth out with chocolate. Do you do the same?
Does this happen to you?

Even mentioning that nasty nasty word made me go through two Mars bars, a Kit Kat and a couple Peanut Butter cup..mmm..PBC’s..my fave..

xxx Sarah

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Answer by antelope moose
>:(
yes

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“Are there any muscle building exercises that actually render lose fat gain muscle results in very same time?” There is certainly one of the most preferred doubts persons want answer on yet the issue with answers we obtain is just what seriously makes me upset. You’ll find actually contradicting, crazy and perhaps unsafe responses and promises in regards to this, sometimes coming from “industry professionals” in a field. “What is the reality? Can we crank out lose fat gain muscle result all together and if that’s right in that case by engaging in what muscle building exercises precisely?

Simple reply: For certain, sure, you can lose fat and gain muscle in the same time but it is not simply concerning the particular muscle building exercises one does.

Reliable respond: It may not be uncomplicated. You actually need the whole set of components ideal. Here is the reason why….

Let’s first off all explain what we signify whenever you say or think in the “same time” terms.

In case you talk about the period of time of, for example 7 weeks or 4 month, then O.K. But in case people think relating to a minutes and weeks, in this case I am concerned that you simply must search bit deeper. In that meaning, regardless of what precisely muscle building exercises you stick to, whatever “magical” drugs you’re taking etc. you don’t literally lose fat and gain muscle in “same time period”.

Ideal way to fully grasp this is with getting very clear about the catabolic and anabolic conditions and the reason that is definitely valuable for all of us. Calorie surplus (anabolic) and calorie debts (catabolic) factors are anything and everything for both equally, fat lose and gain muscle benefit as well.

Mathematics is straightforward: if you happen to be in a anabolic state, your fat and muscle are expanding. In calorie debts, catabolic condition then again, fat and muscle mass are dissolving – collectively! You are getting at this moment the good reason precisely why I say it’s not so painless, don’t you think ?. Muscle building exercises, eating routine, high intensity, supplements etc all have influence however with this two systems being antagonistic in nature we must grasp some exceptional elements.The “Muscle Boost” aspects are responsible for the quick fat lose – muscle gain achievement; therefore why don’t we check out just what exactly they are:

Distinctive “Fast Muscle Growth” Factors:

1) “Work out Age”.

Are you aware of “first-time gains”? You should have your experience should you ever began with any sort of muscle building exercises. The fewer exercised your body is – the sooner lose fat and gain muscle effects come out. The opposite is likewise fact – bodybuilder with 10 years of muscle building exercises experience behind is more than joyful with 4-6 pounds of muscle tissue increase in a year!

2)”Lean muscle memory”.

This is interesting. To get back lean muscle you previously had build up is more quickly than it is to build new muscle mass. In this particular sense there isn’t any loss, you can easily renew any muscle tissue.

3) Wonderful Inherited genes.

With this you better never depend on. Or you have it or not. I mean to say you will find people who are very blessed with receptive and ideal genetic predispositions. These people bench massive weights in very first 7 days in a gym; they load up on muscle tissue quicker than many others without any subsequent care about diet regime etc. Do you think you’re one of these? Most likely not! No worries, there is a remedy which replaces even this specific thing.

4) Pills.

No, it isn’t at all the alternative I advise, not a way! I bet you’ll be stunned to find out about number of individuals who are dependent on many performance and physique-enhancing harmful drugs. Not only the large guys on anabolic steroids and experienced body builders, no! I’m referring to regular persons working on various muscle building exercises at home and in a Health and fitness Centers – How do you think they create lose fat gain muscle results so fast? Anabolic steroids and various drugs, what otherwise?!

I surely am not a visionary but you’ll find numerous signs as well as evidence that all those that “delight in” in terrific muscle building exercises – massive gain effects and are obtaining that attractive 6 – pack’s in really short time frame do have one or more mentioned elements. No matter if consuming nearly anything and adhering to any kind of method of muscle building exercises, if a person will get the striking results very quickly – you can be certain that one or more of these “Rapid Muscle Growth” elements have been present.

But, WHAT TO DO if you’re not a complete novice, you won’t want to wipe out your health and well-beingusing Anabolic steroids and Harmful drugs, you aren’t of that awesome and exceptional genetics and there is no muscle memory to benefit from in your case. IN THAT CASE, can there be any guaranteed route to get maximum outcomes out of your muscle building exercises ?

You’ll need to be mindful here, considering that there’s a opportinity for gain muscle and lose fat at the same time but it’s not about the muscle building exercises you do and food you eat.

The Key: You need to reprogram your “temporary view!”

Habitually health professionals and exercise professionals have only considered calorie harmonyconcerning round the clock periods. At nighttime, you can actually evaluate the calorie consumption similar to a merchant shutting the register, and if the total amount were positive, you would say you’re in a surplus for the day. In case the results have been negative, you can point out you had been in a debt during the day.

But it is actually fairly easy that you may perhaps move across time periods of “in-day” extra where you were in a extremely anabolic condition (one example is, you consume the greatest, highest carbohydrate mealtime during the day after your regular workoutcontained of right muscle building exercises), and you had been in a debts the remaining of the day.
That is just one particular case how you can maximize the effects of your muscle building exercises.

However listen : despite being not difficult and complicated, to get it entirely requires more space then we have here. I did come up with this post / article reasoning to offer simple intro to this issue. Therefore I really urge you to separate 10 minutes of your time and see really cool – uncomplicated method that alters all 4 “Muscle Boost” components we showed above. In fact I’m so sure you will get maximum fat lose muscle gain results with this muscle building exercises.

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