ProForm Live Exercise Bike Equipment

Stationary or exercise bikes provide a very low impact exercise. This type of fitness equipment is especially recommended for beginners, overweight individuals, and for people who have neck and back injuries since the machine carries your weight and provides effective workouts with a very minimal impact.

Safety is one of the most important aspects that exercise bike equipment provide. One false move on a treadmill may cause a serious injury. Injuries of that nature could never happen on a stationary bike, especially on the recumbent type. While it is true that working out on an exercise bike burns less calories compared to using treadmills, they are still preferred by many due to comfort. The stress and discomfort caused by treadmills may break your routine, but the leniency of the exercise bike enables you to do your workout program longer and regularly, which delivers more promising results.

ProForm introduces an innovative exercise bike which brings a whole new game to the exercise bike equipment industry. The ProForm Live Bike features iFit® Live which allows you to experience any terrain from all over the world. Powered by Google Maps, iFit® Live provides a course and your bike automatically adjusts its incline and decline and the resistance to match the terrain.

The ProForm Live Bike also features a 20 degree push button incline to simulate any uphill climb and a 20 degree push button decline that simulates almost any downhill ride. It also uses a chain drive to deliver a smooth, quiet, and comfortable ride. It is capable of accommodating users of up to 250 lbs.

This bike has ergonomically-designed, non-slip handlebars to cut down on fatigue, and the added handlebar grips allow you to adjust the height to find the right fit and to stay comfortable. It also provides an adjustable seat with comfortable padding to find your perfect fit. The pedals with toe cages are designed to keep your feet in place and to increase stability. For added intensity, the pedals can be used with the opposite side up. The ProForm Live Bike is also provided with built-in transport wheels to easily move it from place to place.

Most people are drawn to a folding exercise bike because they have a finite amount of living space and don’t have room for a big bulky spinning, recumbent, magnetic or dual action exercise bike. What is the advantage of a foldable exercise bike and what are the disadvantages?

First and foremost, especially in today’s economic climate, price is very important. The price of foldables is a very big advantage. On average, they cost about 30 – 40 percent less than competing styles of exercise bikes. Some mini versions can be up to 70 percent less.

These bikes stand normally while in use and have a seat, wheels and console. The difference or advantage to this style is that the stand can be broken down and the overall size of the exercise bike is cut in half. Storing it under beds, in closets, or anywhere tight is very possible and it can easily be pulled out and brought back up to size when used. This is another huge advantage. When used, it is normal size, when stored it’s a mini.

One major disadvantage of this style exercise bike compared to spinning bikes, recumbent bikes and dual action bikes is comfort. The seats of folding exercise bikes are smaller, providing less cushion and less back support than larger seats. Also, the stand of the bikes are usually smaller as well, causing occasional wobbling problems.

Several of today’s top manufacturers of exercise bikes have gotten into the foldable market. Schwinn exercise bikes, long a leader in the industry, has just started making them. Lifecycle exercise bikes have been making them for years and sells a lot of units year after year. Proform is another leader now making them.

Whether or not this style of exercise bike is for you depends on your needs, your pocketbook and your living quarters. If you do invest in this type bike, remember, you still have to pull it out so it can be used.
A bike that sits in storage does nobody any good!

While the exercise bike has been used for at home exercise since the 1980’s, it’s even more popular today. The main reason for it’s longevity is the advances in technology and style the top manufacturers have been able to make over the years. The dual action, magnetic, recumbent, spinning and portable exercise bike are some examples. This article focuses on the portable or mini exercise bike and how it stacks up against the other top styles.

A dual action exercise bike, like an elliptical, gives you an lower and upper body workout simultaneously. A recumbent exercise bike allows the user to sit on a larger, bucket style seat, closer to the ground than other styles. A spinning bike simply spins but replicates the feel of a real bike amazingly well. A magnetic exercise bike uses magnetized resistance to give the user ultimate control over the difficulty of their workout. All of these style bikes have specific advantages. What are the advantages of a portable exercise bike?

There are two. One, they can be easily moved and used anywhere. On a nice day they can be used outside and then easily carried inside to be used in front of the television. Some even incorporate a folding style. A foldable bike can be made very compact and can be stored in small places. Foldable bikes take up a lot less room than the others. They are very popular with people who live in smaller places.

The second advantage is cost. They are significantly less expensive than the others. There is a very big price range for mini exercise bikes starting at around fifty dollars and going up to the thousand dollar range.

The biggest disadvantage is comfort. Because of their small size, they are not very comfortable and can even cause stress or pain to the back because of little support. The stand of the bike is small, therefore the sturdiness is not all it could be and users have complained that they actually have to balance a little as they use them.

Who makes this style of exercise bike? Top rated manufacturers are Schwinn, Proform and Lifecycle. Lifecycle exercise bikes have long been recognized as the industry leader by many consumer reports but Schwinn exercise bikes and Proform are very well respected as well.