Fitness Tips: Exercise Bike Routines

by Heather Long | More from this Blogger

23 Aug 2006 10:30 AM

Do you have an exercise bike or do you like riding on them at the gym? Maybe you're a bit bored with the regular routine, so here are some tips to help you jazz up your exercise bike routine.

• Pick up Bike DVD Programs that let you ride along the cliffs of Dover or through the vineyards in California - these can really help get you in the mood
• Record a Lance Armstrong bike marathon - nothing like competing with the best to get you motivated and pushing your own limits
• Meditation CDs or MP3s - this may sound odd, but a guided meditation while your legs are pumping away can take your mind away and offer you a new impetus to meet your workout goals
• Share Bike Time - A fitness partner, friend or spouse on the bike next to you can not only keep you going, but also give you someone to talk to
• Alternate Your Program - Choose a different piece of cardio equipment, day in a day out. Call it your own personal triathlon - bike, elliptical and treadmill - this keeps you from getting bored with any one piece of equipment
• Recumbent versus upright - switch out your bike type, you'll get a different feeling from your bike ride
• Commercial Impetus - Like watching televisions while you're riding at home? Keep a steady, comfortable pace while the program is on and then push it harder and higher during the commercials - most commercial breaks are 30 to 60 seconds in length so you'll get your heart rate up during those moments

What other ways can you think of to jazz up your exercise bike routines?

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Heather Long is 35 years old and currently lives in Wylie, Texas. She has been a freelance writer for six years. Her husband and she met while working together at America Online over ten years ago.

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