| Re: Better workout on spin bike or road bike?
John H. Power <johnpowe@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> I have a Schwinn Spin Bike and several regular bikes. My typical
> routine is to do 20 minutes on the stationary bike 4-5 days a week.
Riding a stationary cycle is like eating nutrient paste out of a tube.
> Of course after I ride the regular bike I am not sweating nearly as
> much as after the spin bike but I think that may have to do with the
> air that is blowing over me and evaporating the sweat...
Well, duh.
If you have a real bike, I wonder why you'd ever use a stationary one.
Not only can a real bike take you places you might wish to go, but it
rewards your effort with progress and sensory feedback. It also
exercises your equilibrium and your kinesthetic awareness, and it
connects you to your milieu.
My comparison, the stationary cycle teaches the tacit lesson that
exercise is futile, effort is for effort's sake, and all the strength
you can bring to your toil results in naught. Plus you get all soppy
with your own secretions.
Chalo Colina
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