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With a recumbent exercise bike nothing happens when you coast, you’re not moving in the first place so basically you’d just be sitting. With a regular bike you’d at least be moving even if you stop pedaling. The only reason to be on a stationary recumbent bike is to be exercising, not just sitting there “coasting”. Another advantage is that you never have to worry about the weather or time of day (traffic or night time).

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That is great! You can do it, just keep it up. Even if the weight isn’t sliding off as fast as you would like (it never seems to for me) just remember that your body is loving the exercise!

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I’d do both for weight loss. If you do the same thing day in and day out your body will gradually adapt and your efforts at losing weight will diminish. By “shocking” your muscles they’ll be forced to work harder and burn more calories.

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Definitely a great attitude to have…your already half way there. Most people will quit in the middle because they think it will happen over night, but to be healthy and not gain back the weight…it takes awhile.

The first thing I would do is drop the sodas all together. That can be easily replaced with good old water. 0 cal 0 fat
All the other foods you can modify over time…but water is a must. ( remember that your body is made up of about 70% water.)

Start out slow on the bike. What important is to keep track of how long and how far you go. Then every week raise it by a certain increment and continue on. As you already know…consistency is key to losing weight. Good luck~!

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A recumbent lets you use your hips as a fulcrum to exert force with your legs, while a regular bike, unless it has toe clips, can’t push in quite the same way, relying more on gravity. Toe clips will give you the option of ‘pulling’ as well as ‘pushing’, though, so for home use I would say getting a set of cloth straps might be beneficial for you.

Recumbents are more comfortable than traditional bikes, especially if you have lower back problems, but they tend to be more expensive and take up more room.

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A common issue with recumbent bikes is their seats lack the necessary adjustment to distribute the pedaling force over a wide range of muscles. Many people find that recumbent bikes rapidly fatigue the quads. This may not be a problem for some body types and possibly some recumbent bikes do offer enough adjustment, I’ve not seen them all.

Regular upright bike seats can be adjusted up and down, as well as fore and aft. This adjustment is critical to distributing the pedaling effort over more muscles. Therefore the pedaling force can be distributed between the quads, as well as the hamstrings and butt. This allows for more powerful pedaling with less fatigue.

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All movement uses energy, that’s to say it does burn calories. The thing is, if you want to burn fat you have to be in the fat burning zone of your exertion. This is normally not achievable at the same time as pouring over a spreadsheet but maybe when you are watching dancing with the stars. If you are reducing your calories and riding the bike as often and as intense as you can eek out, who is anyone to tell you it’s not working? My experience leads me to say exercise that is only mild in exertion shows as only mild results. If you are going to spend the time working out. Give it your whole hearted effort. I mean it is your time and energy. Why not make it count.