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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.