So you know you want to buy some type of home exercise

equipment - but why buy an exercise bike?

One of the top benefits of exercise bikes is that they are

probably the most affordable piece of exercise equipment on the

market right now. Starting around $200 and ranging up to $2500,

exercise bikes offer a huge variety of models for every price

range and every exercise level.

It is however advisable to keep in mind that you will get what

you pay for with an exercise bike. Don't expect a $200 exercise

bike to come with all of the bells and whistles and last you

over 3 years. However if you are on a budget, an exercise bike

is a great way to get in shape for less.

Another great benefit of exercise bikes is that they provide a

much lower impact on your joints and ligaments than other piece

of exercise equipment like a treadmill or stair climber. This

can result in less chance of sustained injury over time and can

also be great for people with joint problems, arthritis, etc.

Another recent factor that has made the exercise bikes much

more comfortable to use is the introduction of the recumbent

exercise bike - where you sit in a semi-reclined bucket seat

with your legs angled out in front of you instead of hanging

down.

Until the recumbent bike came along, many people just weren't

comfortable on the standard upright bike seat. The recumbent

exercise bike allows people to get a much more comfortable

workout - which means that they can exercise for longer periods

of time.

Exercise bikes can also be much safer than other forms of

exercise equipment. You can slip and fall on a treadmill. You

can lose your balance on an elliptical trainer. It's much more

difficult to fall off or injury yourself on an exercise bike.

This makes the exercise bike a great alternative for the

elderly exerciser or someone who is new to exercise equipment

in general.

Another factor that makes the exercise bike so popular in home

gyms is the fact that (with a recumbent bike) you can read

while you're exercising. Boredom is one of the main reasons

people don't exercise. So instead of forcing yourself to trudge

through your workout, why not choose a piece of exercise

equipment that's going to allow you to multitask and do what

you want while working out?

Read your favorite magazine or the latest murder mystery novel.

Set the exercise bike up in front of the television and watch

your favorite show while pedalling. Time will fly by and you

won't even know you've been blasting those calories!

This leads into what is perhaps the best benefit of an exercise

bike. Because exercise bikes are so affordable, comfortable, low

impact and safe - and because they allow you to fight boredom

while exercising - the chances that you'll use it are extremely

high.

No one wants to spend a lot of hard earned cash a piece of

fancy exercise equipment and then use it for a clothes rack.

You want to be able to stay fit, burn calories and keep healthy

by working out. But if you buy a machine that you never use, all

of your best intentions have gone to waste.

Because of the great benefits of exercise bikes, many people

find that they not only use them for years to come but they

also end up exercising much more than they thought they would.