Schwinn Airdyne Workout
The Schwinn Airdyne workout takes a bit more thought than what is needed for some other bikes. A stationary bike workout with any bike gets results if you do it partly because the bigger muscles get used mostly.
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Using the bigger muscles is the faster way to results simply because the bigger muscles like legs and hips can do more work. It's the "do more" plan.
You do more work and you get more results. It's simple as that.
Of course with the Airdyne bikes, you can also easily incorporate the bigger muscles of the arms and shoulders as well for even better results...
Since the dual action bikes lack most of the electronics of typical bikes one must use a bit of creativity to get the best results.
As it turns out getting the best results without all the electronics is not really all that hard anyway...
By building muscle with this type of workout, you also increase your metabolism rate. That's the real key, the only key, to long-term weight loss.
How hard should you push? Conditioned athletes will work at only 60-80 percent of the maximum heart rate. Less fit people should only work at 50-70 percent of maximum heart rate. What's maximum heart rate??? It's about 220 minus your age... So a 50 year old has a max heart rate of about 220-50 or 170. You really should probably check with a doctor before beginning an exercise program...
Following is my routine. Here's the deal... My bike load meter is marked 1 to 10. I show you about where I hold the load meter at each time interval below. Easy for me is about 2 on my meter. Easy for you might be 3 or 2.5. Only you can decide...
Example Schwinn Airdyne Workout Routine
3 minutes easy (Load at 2)
2 minutes moderate (Load at 3)
1 minute fast (Load at 4)
2 minutes moderate (Load at 3)
1 minute fast (Load at 4)
1 minute moderate (Load at 3)
30 seconds fast (Load at 4)
1 minute moderate (Load at 3)
30 seconds fast (Load at 4)
2 minutes moderate (Load at 3)
1 minute fast (Load at 4)
2 minutes moderate (Load at 3)
3 minutes slow (Load at 2)
Push it at your pace and this will be a tough workout. By mixing up the speeds and really spinning things up for part of the time, it's a way to really get a workout at home and skip the trips to a gym.
That's means really push it at the fast times... Loafers don't improve... This same routine works as well for a recumbent and for any other upright stationary bike as well.
You recognize this as interval training... Faster... Slower... Progress results since the training routine helps you get in more work in a shorter period of time.
The Load Numbers 2, 3, 4 are on my bike which has load meter readings of 1-10...
The Airdyne bike may lack the electronics of most other bikes these days, but the dual action bike keeps you busy and it's tough to get bored. With a mixed up workout like the one described you can get in some real work in a reasonable period of time. Build muscle, improve metabolism and lose weight and do all that in just a fairly short workout.
This kind of Schwinn Airdyne Bike workout is short and powerful. As your fitness level increases, push it harder or go longer or both.
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