Can I Lose weight by riding a bike?
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OMG! I just lost 10 pounds in a week from biking 3 miles a day! U can 2!!
1149154
With proper diet and exercise you should be able to get in shape enough to notice a difference. However, measuring your weight loss by pounds lost isn't a great idea. When you start exercising, you'll loose fat and water weight, but replace it with muscle, which weighs more. Try http://www.sparkpeople.com to set up a diet and exercise plan!
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Loosing weight is simply calorie loss greater than calorie intake.  To loss weight requires more than just dieting since the body will compensate for a decrease in food intake by slowing your metabolism.  To truly loss weight, you need to reduce food intake and speed up your metabolism.  Food intake is pretty straight forward.  However, since you can not do any weight bearing exercises, you need to find some aerobic exercises which do not involve the legs.  You can try an exercise rowing machine, where your legs are immobilize and your upper body does all the work.  In addition, there is an arm pedaling machine; it is pretty much like pedaling a bicycle but you use your arms instead.  Granted, it would be better if you could use your legs but these and other aerobic exercises which involve the upper body will still help you loss weight.  Do you have a gym membership?  Most of these machines are available in your typical gym.  If not then now is a good time to get one.
1085948
Watch what you eat (cut out junk food, sodas, stuff like that) and exercise regularly. The key to losing weight is to burn more calories than you consume, but to do it in a healthy manner.
617801
It sounds like you're on the right track.  Use your exercise bike at least 3 times a week for 30 minutes.  Add weight training to your regimen.  Weight training adds lean muscle mass.  The more lean muscle mass you have, the more calories your body burns at rest.  Remember, muscle weighs more than fat, so if you lower your body fat you might not notice the difference on your scale.  Go by how you look and how your clothing fits.  Good luck!!
1185673
Any amount of exercise will help you to lose weight. It also depends on how vigorous you play.  Are you really getting in to it?  or is it leasurely play?  Regardless the key is to balance your exercise with your food intake.  Meaning to lose weight one must burn some of the calories one takes in. Now if you take in 4,000 calories a day... you have alot of burning to do. So it's all about balance.  \n\nAnd the best advice is to lose weight gradually. The safe amount to lose weekly is 1 - 2 pounds a week - no more.  By doing quick lose you are damaging your body.  Good Luck.
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Losing weight comes down to one simple thing: no matter what you do, you have to burn more calories than you are consuming. So if you just reduce the amount of calories you are consuming by even a small amount(like cutting out sodas)and work out, you will lose weight.
522183
not at all, just stretch and drink a bottle of water or two before you start. pace yourself and enjoy. biking for i belive one hour burns about 600 calories it's great excercise and it's great when gas costs 3 bucks a gallon.
601100
Cardio is what makes you lose weight.  If you don't like the treadmill (I hate it), use the stationary bike or the stair climber.  Actually, those machines get incredibly boring after a few weeks of using them every day, so I prefer to do something fun...I like dancing, playing tennis, bowling, and horseback riding.  You lose track of time and it doesn't seem like work, and it has the added bonus of keeping you in shape!
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Before u go buy a fancy cycle, pls consult ur doctor to know whether u can ride a bicycle at all. U don't want to aggravate ur back problem further....
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Hello,Dear I will give you the exact answer.Yes, you can lose some weight by drinking water,eating salads,but first that's the least good diet,second after losing the weight you 'll return what you've lost soon and it's very unhealthy. If you follow strictly the regime I will give you,you will lose at least 10lbs. for at about a week or so..First mirraculous solution,drink 30 min.before meals a cup od hot to lukewarm water(that is the secret of celebriities like Madonna,ect.),it'll burn fats.Eat for one week onlt mean(chicken,fish etc.),soya cheese,eggs and all the vegetables you want without potatoes(cabbage,lettuce,tomatoes,cucumbers etc).Skip the sweet,it is allowed maximum 1 to 2 teaspoonfuls of honey daily.Buy  good green tea and drink at least 2 cups every day. As to the sport,mirraccles are achieved by simple regular WALKING(5 to 6 kilometres) per day..Best of luck!!
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no...not unless you want to eat something like a cup of oil that makes you puke for a few hours or have the runs. Wanna lose weight??? Eat less energy than you are expending. That's it. Period. It is physically impossible to maintain your weight if you are burning off more than you take in....that would imply that you are a perpetual motion machine...ie- its impossible. Forget slow metabolism excuses, forget protein diets, carb diets, etc. Just eat slightly less energy than you expend, and you will lose weight.
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Simply, riding at a fairly constant rate causes the bodies' heart rate, oxygen intake and blood flow to increase, thereby improving your general (aerobic - with oxygen)cardiovascular fitness level. The leg muscles, primarily the quadriceps and calf muscles, also get a work out. Of course, the more resistance you place on the pedalling, the harder you work, and the effects on your body are greater. As you ride, your body also burns calories...the longer the ride, the more calories burned. This, of course, can be important in weight management. Hope this helps.
206022
Lose weight through whole-body exercise.
1036548
It's a really great start and you will notice a difference.  Watch your food intake, too.  Don't assume that because you are exercising you can eat more.  The only real way to lose weight is to burn more calories than you take in.  Good luck!
136780
yes you could ... do yourself a favor and lose weight the healthy way through watching what you eat (notice I didn't say dieting) and exercise.
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I HAVE... IN MY OPINION JUST STICK TO PEDAL BIKES exercise equals great body and staying fit