which is best a exercise bike or a rowing machine?
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It depends on whether you would like to work your lower or upper body.
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It depends what you do at the gym.  Tennis is awesome aerobic exercise that burns lots of calories - more so than weight training, generally speaking.  It is also better than treadmill and bikes...
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That's a good choice, but the machine you like and use is the most effective; for me it's a treadmill. You can buy machines used...I agree, it beats the gym and you can just get up and get going. Works for me. \n\nA while ago, people swore by the ski machines, but they are a bit hard to use. So they fell in disfavor. But they do give you low impact and use the upper arms, as well.\n\nMany people swear by those elliptical climbers and they do take up a bit less space than a treadmill.\n\nBut overall, a treadmill is best. You can walk, run, and some even do hill programs. Weight bearing exercise is best, and walking is natural motion.
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go to this site\n\nhttp://www.fitnessquest.com/rowers/rowers.htm\n\ntake the test\n\nit will say which one is best for you
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Any exercise that exercises multiple body parts.  Rowing does parts of upper, abs and lower plus is a good cardiovascular exercise.
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Performance Bike.  They have excellent prices to begin plus they price match.  Check out their Team Performance Membership for even more benefits.
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I have a recumbent bike that is both very comfortable and gives me a better work out than a standard "riding" stationary bike.  I have one that also has magnetic resistance.  As for moving handles, I just use hand weights and that provides a better work out while riding and I can choose different movements during the work-out.
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My Mom recently had her knees worked on and they recommended a stationary bicycle. She found one in the local classifieds for a fraction of the cost of a new one.
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Exercise, exersice, exercise
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Hi there\n\nI have worked in fitness equipment retail for 8 years now and have a Bachelor of Physical Education.  To answer your question, it does not matter which peice of equipment you use as long as you're comfortable on it as all cardio equipment is mean't for weight loss or cardiovascular excercise.  Ellipticals are good because they are low to no impact while still providing weight bearing activity to keep the bones strong.  Problem with ellipticals is that you need to be able to put forth $2500 or more to get one that feels good, is biomechanically correct and can handle your "bigger" stature as you'll want something well built.  Recumbent bikes are much cheaper, will provide you with cardio/weight loss excercise and are easy to use. Ellipticals are more efficient than the bikes because you use your entire body meaning more calories expended over a shorter period of time.  People also tend to get bored on the bikes. My suggestion is to go to a gym and try them both before you buy. Last thing you want is to buy something that you don't like. As for a website, I am unsure of that. Try some of the fitness equipment manufacturing sites such as many times they will have helpful hints on buying the equipment. www.precor.com, www.iamstrong.ca (this one is more towards health and lifestyle and has testiomonials).\nHope this helps!
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Of course exercise with help of any type including rowing - just make sure the primary thing you do is watch what you eat.\n\nGood Luck!!!
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Well you better fnd someting you like to do at the gym and start doing it every day, EVERY day.\nI like the exersize bike and I can read or watch TV while I do it.
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The elliptical trainer is designed to match the natural running motion.  That makes it easier on the knees because the feet aren't slamming into the ground several times a second.  Some also come with handbars that swing back and forth to provide an upper body workout as well.\n\nThe problem is that the elliptical machines tend to limit the range of motion, so you end up not running with a full stride like you would on a treadmill.  \n\nBoth work the same muscles, although you can get more of an upperbody workout with the elliptical machine.  If you can tolerate the shortened running stride, I'd say an elliptical machine is slightly better than a treadmill.
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The most fat burning exercise would be something that moves your arms and legs at the same time. An olyptical (a cardiovascular machine) is one of the most calorie-burning exercise machine i know of. If that can't be found nearby, deffinately go swimming a lot.
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You can buy a trainer that attaches in place of the wheel so you can spin without going anywhere.\n\nCheck the website for Performance Cycle (or maybe it's Performance Bicycle?)  That's where I bought one for my ex.
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crunches or specially designed exercised equipment
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There are many excellent recumbent bikes on the market today.  Life Fitness (one of the most common commercial brands) received top ratings from Consumer Reports for their R3-5 recumbent bike that was released this year.  Schwinn Fitness also won an award for their 213 recumbent bike.  Another notable brand is Lemond Fitness.  The Lemond GForce recumbent bike is one of the most innovative new designs - it's self generating (no plug in needed), has a low step over height (very easy for therapy or overweight exercisers), and has a very comfortable seat that fully reclines.  The GForce has a very wide range of resistance that is good for beginners on the low end and gives the serious cyclist an amazing workout on the high end.  There are many other great recumbent bikes on the market today so the best question you need to answer is which is the best bike for you.  Always try exercise equipment before you buy it.  The equipment should be comfortable, sturdy, and covered under a good warranty (10 years to Lifetime is standard for quality equipment).  Also consider the training programs included - the more expensive models will include a variety of programs to keep you motivated and challenged.  If a bike isn't comfortable, fun, and challenging then you won't use it. Schwinn Fitness equipment is available at a wide variety of sporting goods and fitness stores but I would highly recommend finding a good local specialty fitness store - you'll get better service from experienced staff, better local support, and a better selection of choices from entry level to commercial grade equipment.