Schwinn Airdyne Bike -- Workout
The Schwinn Airdyne Bike workout gets at both your upper and lower body. If you want exercise for most of your major muscles, the Airdyne will help you. For years I've used an Airdyne for exercise. This simple routine will give you all the workout you can handle if you put a lot of effort into it.
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 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.
That's means really push it at the fast times... Loafers don't improve...
You recognize this as interval training... Faster... Slower...
The Load Numbers 2, 3, 4 are on my bike which has load meter readings of 1-10...
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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