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alex
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 Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:09 am Post subject: why does the treadmill get me out of breath but the exercise bikes don't? |
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| I've found I can't run very hard or far at all before i'm breathing extremely heavy and my lungs are struggling to keep up. However, when I use the exercise bike, I get my heartrate up to 160 and keep it there for at least fifteen minutes and don't get out of breath at all. I sweat alot, my legs get tired and burn some, but I breath calmly and can have a conversation with the person on the bike next to me like i'm not pushing myself hard at all. Do I just need to go for a higher heart rate on the bike? I'm 21, and just started workin out a little over a week ago. I'm a skinny guy, but haven't gotten any exercise at all since I started college, and thought I was i'm pretty bad shape going by the fact that I couldn't even run up a flight of steps without it making me breath alot harder. |
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Its Fergie Baby
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| Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:13 am Post subject: |
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| It could be because on the bike, you are only working your legs where as with the treadmill, you are working your upper body a little as well and pushing your cardiovascular system further. |
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steve madden
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| Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:18 am Post subject: |
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| on the bike you are only pushing the weight of your legs. when you run you push the weight of your whole body, therefore you use more force to propel yourself |
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Deidre dup.
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| Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:21 am Post subject: |
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| Good question! With me it's the other way around. I can walk for hours on a treadmill (once made exactly an hour and 10 minutes), but can only do like 5 minutes at a time on the bike.Funny, haha! |
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Ashlee Dawn
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| Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:23 am Post subject: |
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| It is good that you are choosing to start exercising. Yay you!Do you know your target heart rate? (You need your resting heart rate for this) Once you figure that out you can find your target HR zone and work on exercising within that zone.My thought is that you are pushing yourself harder on the treadmill than you should be at this stage in your fitness routine. Try cutting down your speed.Do a "talk test" when you are exercising. If you can't hold a conversation (like you can when you are on the bike) you are exercising too hard.Remember you are just beginning to exercise you may have to work your way up to running on that treadmill. Starting off exercising too hard when you are just beginning an exercise program can lead to injury. Or discouragement if you can't meet an unrealistic expectation that you set for yourself based on what you think you should be able to do.As for why the treadmill is harder than the bike... You are probably exercising harder on the treadmill than the bike. Also when you sit on the bike you are really only using your legs. When on the tread mill you are also moving your upper body, think about your arm swing when you are walking/running. And your legs have to hold up your upper body instead of the seat on the bike. |
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Sarah N
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| Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:27 am Post subject: |
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| You aren't pushing your self hard enough on the bike. If you want a bike challenge try a "spin" class.You will feel the pain the next day. Spin class is a class of all stationary bikes in a room with an instructor telling you how to pedal. They should have them at your gym.Good luck |
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Healthy Helen
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| Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:30 am Post subject: |
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| The exercise bikes is a full body workout, capable of applying machine-controlled resistance to both the upper and lower body.On a treadmill, the resistance comes from your own body weight. Now, if you have a huge frame like I used to, you can seriously feel the effects. As you get closer to your goal weight, though, you will notice both walking and running to become much easier. Treadmills do have incline features, too, which can really help to rack up the calories.that's why you go out of breath doing treadmill |
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