Treadmills and exercise bikes are two of the most popular sports machines for home and gym use. They all offer effective aerobic exercises and a variety of resistance levels for you to progress through your training.
Aerobic exercise from treadmills and exercise bikes are very beneficial and can even relieve pain. This is because aerobic exercise leads to the release of endorphins, which are hormones that can suppress pain signals and help you feel good. Aerobic exercise has even been shown to improve symptoms for people with depression.
So how do you decide which device is best for you? Well, there are many factors to consider. First, let’s look at the pros and cons of both:
Treadmill - Advantage
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Most have a safe shutdown feature
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Burn more calories
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Various plans
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Joints are more suitable to run outdoors
Treadmill - Disadvantage
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Apply pressure to joints and waist
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Multitasking options are more limited
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It’s easier to miss your foothold and trip
Exercise Bikes - Advantage
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Improve flexibility in leg muscles and ligaments
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Reduce pressure on the waist
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Great for people with poor balance
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Various exercise plans
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Multitask while exercising
Exercise Bikes - Disadvantage
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Less benefits for bone building
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Burn less calories from the same intensity of exercise
As mentioned above, the advantages and disadvantages of both types of exercise machines are that you consume more calories while exercising on a treadmill than exercising on the exercise bike with the same intensity. This is mainly due to your position. On the exercise bike, your weight is supported on the seat. However, while running, you are taking on the full weight and pushing it forward. When you use the exercise bike, your upper body movement will also decrease.
However, although you can burn more calories faster on a treadmill, you may find that you are more likely to exercise longer on the exercise bike. This may be because it puts less stress on your joints, so you can be comfortable for a long time, or because you can do more exercise on the exercise bike.
Both exercise bikes and treadmills provide you with quality, powerful aerobic exercise, so as to help you lose weight very effectively.
Tt is important to choose the sports equipment that you think you would prefer, so that you would use it for a longer period of time. Running on a treadmill can help you burn more calories. You would find that each time you ride the bike longer, you would burn more calories.
Additionally, the nature of running, whether on a treadmill or outdoors, every step produces vibration on your knees. You will find it easier to run on a treadmill than to run outside because the belt has more force.
However, in contrast, cycling is a low-impact exercise that does not put pressure on your joints, but still provides good exercise for your leg muscles. This may mean that your workout would be more enjoyable and you would continue to exercise longer and get better results.