Cardio Cruiser Exercise Equipment

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If you are looking to buy a stationary exercise bike, you should know that there are many options available to you. If you are looking for a stationary exercise bike, first of all, this can be an incredibly good decision, because there are many advantages that you can gain from purchasing a stationary exercise bike. For instance, riding on a stationary exercise bike provides an incredible variety of health benefits, and also tends to be particularly suitable for that of people who have back problems, because they are incredibly easy and comfortable to use. What Advantages Does a Stationary Exercise Bike Have? Basically all types of stationary bikes are able to provide a low impact workout that many feel is an incredible advantage over treadmill exercise, for instance, as the force on the knees, ankles, feet, and other body parts that occurs with walking or running can cause swelling or discomfort in the joints, whereas a stationary bike provides non-weight bearing exercise that reduces impact on these areas. Where can I Find a Stationary Exercise Bike? One place in particular is at Big Fitness, which is a fitness store that sells an incredible variety of fitness and exercise products and equipment. Their most popular categories are as follows: body solid equipment, powertec equipment, abdominals and lower back, aerobics, pilates, yoga, balls, bands, ropes, handles, clamps, books, charts, and videos, for example. Big Fitness is a longstanding company with a completely respected reputation, and they are in fact the largest known dealer in regards to pre-owned fitness equipment, and they are quickly on their way to becoming the absolute largest direct dealer of new equipment. As well, not only do they sell products on the Web but they also run and operate a huge cataloging system business and the biggest retail fitness store in all of the United States. They offer a money back guarantee promise on all of their products, and all of their new equipment is backed by the manufacturers warranty through Big Fitness; what is included is this guarantee is: lifetime phone support, lifetime frame, 1 year parts on all motors, 180 days parts on entire machine, 90 days wearable replacement, 30 days labor reimbursement. Although there are many other options available as well, even if you decide not to shop here, they are a perfect example of what type of company you will want to do your business with.

There are so many exercise bikes available that it’s easy to be overwhelmed. Spinning bikes, stationary bikes, dual action bikes, and recumbent bikes are probably some of the terms you’ve heard. It’s almost as though you have to be a fitness equipment engineer to understand the differences! Here’s a quick summary of these confusing terms.
o Spinning Bikes
You’ve probably heard about the spin craze that has become so popular in health clubs. Spinning bikes usually have at least a front wheel that spins (which is why they are so brilliantly named spinning bikes). These bikes might be the current fad, but they aren’t very comfortable. The seats are small and hard. The classes make these boring bikes more interesting, but as home exercise bikes, they quickly become tedious.
o Stationary Bikes
Stationary bikes (or upright bikes) are the exercise bikes that most people can identify. It’s the same basic model as in the 1980’s. Once again, it’s fairly uncomfortable. You can’t really do anything like read or watch TV because you’re leaning left and right and bouncing, so it, too, quickly gets boring.
o Dual Action Bikes
Dual action bikes are aptly named, as they give you both an upper and lower body workout. There are handles that move independently – much like an elliptical machine. It’s a good workout, but a bit tough for beginners, and as usual, the time on the bike will eventually get boring.
You can also get dual action bikes that allow you to adjust the machine to create an arm-pedaling workout. It’s usually fairly difficult to make the adjustments. It’s also two separate exercises, which create a longer workout. Most people aren’t as likely to keep up such a routine.
o Recumbent Bikes
Recumbent bikes are the exercise bikes with the comfortable bucket seats. You sit back and lower to the ground as you pedal. These exercise bikes are easy enough for even the most sedentary beginners, and they usually offer workout programs to keep the workouts from becoming mundane.
The Experts Recognize the Advantages of Recumbent Bikes
Most physicians and personal trainers recommend recumbent bikes. Recumbent bikes are better for people of all different fitness levels. You are more likely to keep up a recumbent bike routine over time, the bikes are safer, and there are different benefits for both men and women.
o Recumbent Bikes for All Fitness Levels
Even the most sedentary person will find a recumbent exercise bike easy to use. You can adjust the settings to offer little or no resistance as you pedal. People who are overweight will definitely find the seat much larger and more comfortable than other exercise bikes.
Athletes will find the recumbent exercise bike a challenge. The resistance can become incredibly difficult. The bike can simulate pedaling up hills. Most recumbent bikes offer various programs that will require you to sprint and tackle hills. If you want an upper body workout as you pedal, you can easily add weights and do repetitions as you sit back in the recumbent bike seat.
o Recumbent Bikes Offer a Sustainable Workout
The programs offered by most recumbent exercise bikes definitely keep the workout from becoming boring. You can simulate a course that is easy or difficult, flat or hilly. When shopping for exercise bikes, it’s better to get a bike with as many variations as possible.
The fact that a recumbent bike is suitable for all levels will keep you getting back on the bike. If you’re feeling particularly tired or lazy one day, you can have an easy workout where you can read a book or newspaper. If you really want to test your limits, you can crank up the music, set the machine to more difficult levels, and add some weights for an upper body workout.
o Recumbent Bikes are Safer
Because you sit back and lower to the ground in a recumbent bike, it is better for your body. Most exercise bikes force you to hunch over, causing a stiff back. Some dual action bikes are back injuries waiting to happen. Recumbent bikes require that you sit with good posture as you pedal.
Recumbent bikes also offer one of the few cardio workouts that put no pressure on your knees and other joints. You can’t “cheat” on a recumbent bike and stand up when you’re finding it more difficult to pedal. Standing like that on other types of exercise bikes puts unnecessary pressure on your knees and ankles. Recumbent bikes let your body exercise at an angle where your body weight is not stressing your joints. Even people with back and knee problems will find a recumbent bike easy to use.
o Why Men Should Choose Recumbent Exercise Bikes
So many men neglect their lower bodies when they workout, especially in strength training. It’s common to see buffed out men with giant biceps and tiny little bird legs. That’s because it’s easier to get an upper body workout at home. If you just invest in a recumbent bike, you can set the machine to high resistance. You will build leg muscle, and you can even do curls while you pedal.
Recumbent bikes can also allow men to get a great cardio workout without the discomfort that only a man knows on regular bikes or other types of exercise bikes. With the large, comfortable seats of recumbent bikes, you are much more likely to enjoy your workout pain-free.
If you move the seat of a recumbent bike up a bit to bring your legs higher, you can even target the lower abs and have to do less crunches to get the bottom of your six-pack!
o Things Women Should Know About Recumbent Bikes
Two words, ladies: legs and bottoms. Recumbent exercise bikes are so comfortable and easy to use that eventually you can do workouts giving you results like you’ve spent hours a day on a stair-stepper.
Recumbent bikes can give you a fat burning cardio workout with enough resistance to help you build long, lean muscle. Picture Tina Turner legs. Recumbent bikes also are great for your inner thighs. Using different programs and settings, you will be able to target different muscle areas in your legs for longer looking, leaner legs.
According to most polls, women claim in higher numbers to not have time for exercise because of more responsibilities in the home. With the positioning of a recumbent bike, you can multi-task to more easily fit in a workout. You are able to read, catch the news, and even use a phone or your handheld organizer.
Finding a Recumbent Exercise Bike
With prices between $200 and $3000, there is quite a variety of recumbent bikes available. Use the Internet to find great deals (including free shipping most of the time). Because the bikes are great for any level and help you to finally be able to stick with a safe and effective workout routine, you can splurge a little. This is definitely one of the best investments you can make for your health.

Goals week 2:

Goal 1: lose weight every week
Weight January 14^th: 79.7 kg / 175.7 lbs.
Result: -0.8 kg / -1.7 lbs

Goal 2: stay within WW points
Weight Watchers daily points: 29
Free points: 42
Earned active points: 12

Monday:  27 points
Tuesday: 28 points
Wednesday: 35 points (due to high points dinner)
Thursday:  29 points
Friday:  28 points
Saturday: 39,5 points (due to red wine and some chips)
Sunday:  32,5 points (due to some chocolate)

Remaining free points: 22
Used active points: 0

Goal 3: work-out 5 times a week
This one I didn’t reach this week, only two times.
Monday: Matt Roberts Bikini program, week 1, training 1
Friday: Run 5K in 35:09

Extra goal week 2:
This will be the same for the next 6 weeks. My goal is to read a chapter of Beck’s Diet Solution everyday and do the tasks for that day.
Did read my chapter and do my tasks every day.

Thoughts:
Today I’m not feeling well. Got up this morning with a cold, my head was baning, my muscles were sore so I decided to take a day of rest and hopefully feel better tomorrow. I already decided I skip the gym tomorrow because I think I’m not 100% fit tomorrow. If I feel better I will do a home workout.

I haven’t done much this weekend, wasn’t feeling to well yesterday either. Watched a few of my favourite tv shows, last night we watched a movie together “Mystic River” with Sean Penn, Kevin Bacon and Tim Robbins. Saw it once before but it’s still a good movie.

Beck’s Diet Solution:

Day 8: Create time and energy
This is about looking at your daily schedule and create time for your weight loss journey and chose priorities if you have to. I didn’t have to do much with this because my weight loss is already a priority. The thought behind it is if you have a kind of a daily planning losing weight will be easier. One of the things recommended is making a meal plan but I’m already doing that ever since I started living on my own 15 years ago. So no big changes for me after reading this chapter. To give you an idea how an ordinary work day of mine looks:

5.45 am: get up, eat breakfast, get dressed, let Roussy out for a walk
7.00 am: leave for work
7.30 am: work till 4 pm
4.00 pm: drive home or to the gym, work out till 5.30 or 6.00 pm
5.30 pm: make dinner, eat dinner, little housekeeping stuff, read my Beck’s book, let Roussy out for a walk
7.00 pm: take a shower, enter my work-out results, read my emails, blogging, surfing the internet, reading or watch tv, let Roussy out for her last walk of the day.
10.45 pm: go to the bed

Once a week I clean my house, every Thursday I do my grocery shopping, at the weekend I make a meal plan.

Boring right but I function best when I have a regular lifestyle, not only at my weight loss but also at work. That’s why I seldom make appointments on work days and mostly just 1 appointment at the weekend. Work is busy and I need time to relax too.

Day 9: Choose an exercise plan
This chapter is about spontaneous and planned exercise. As we’re all on the same weight loss train I don’t have to tell you about the benefits of exercise, you all know that.

Spontaneous exercise which I will watch on doing more often (most of it I do already most of the time):
Park my car further away so I walk more, take the stairs instead of the elevator at work, walk to colleagues instead of emailing them, use my bike more often for short distances.

I already had a workout plan so I didn’t have to make that. And I already plan my workouts in my schedule 4 weeks ahead so don’t have to change that either.

Lori’s got a tip for me about giving myself compliments. She said I should make a compliment card with compliments to myself on it. I’ve made one with 5 points on it that are important to me and every night before to bed I read the card if I did all the things on my card an compliment myself about it.

Thank’s for the tip Lori!

Exercise:
I couldn’t find a nice run in January so I decided to do two runs in March, after all I want to get my goal 12 months – 12 runs so I want to run at least 12 runs this year. Schedule for now:

• February 14^th, a cross run in the forest close to home, I’m going for a 6.6K.
• March 7^th, also a run close to home and 4K.
• March 28^th, a 5K run on a motor racing track, this should be fun. Normally it’s car’s racing there but now people who run the track.
• April 18^th, a 10K ladies run
• May 16^th, another 10K ladies run

I’m still thinking about a 5 or 10K run on Eastern Monday (April 5^th) but I haven’t decided yet on this one.

Yesterday I cleaned my house and today I’m not well so no running today.

The Ultimate Diet Log:

Nutrition tip: You’ll eat more of whatever you buy in bulk, so save bulk purchases at discount stores for nutritious staples such as rice, lentils, beans, tuna, frozen fish, and chicken breasts.

Fitness factoid: Exercise can help keep your brain in tip-top shape. In one study, adults who walked 3 times a week for 45 minutes performed significantly better on decision-making tests than inactive people.

Positive today:
Have to be honest: due to not feeling well I can’t think of much more than that all the snow has melted.

Daily Quote:
Quiz: who’s quote is this? (Answer on my next post)

‘It’s sad that I can’t run longer on the White House outdoor track. It’s one of the saddest things about the presidency’

Today I was reminded that playing table tennis on my Wii is not equivalent to a balls-out cardio workout. It was also brought to my attention that my body is not quite ready for a balls-to-the-wall cardio workout in its present state. 

For day one of my 24 Hour Fitness adventure my main concern was: Will I be able to get to the gym, change, work out, change again, and have my butt planted in its usual sedentary position in less than an hour?

The good news is yes–my rear is becoming one with the cheap fabric of my rolling office chair once again, and I was back in less than 60 minutes. 

The bad news? In lieu of the planned 40-minute ass whooping I was prepared to take, I had to bow out of the elliptical machine fiasco after 5 minutes! No, not 15. F-I-V-E! 

With shaky legs (no lie) and slightly out of breath, I dragged Michelle (who was happily plugging along on the elliptical beside me–though it had no screen for her to look at) to the exercise bikes to add another 10 minutes to my workout. 

So, my workout may have been shorter than planned, but it sure beats watching 8 hours of Dexter armed with an endless supply of microwavable goodies and orange chips.