The difference between vertical exercise bike and horizontal exercise bike
1, from function
There is not much difference between upright exercise bike and our traditional bike. Stand upright, sit on the seat, move your legs in a circle, hold the handlebars by hand, and make corresponding adjustments through the panel to achieve the purpose of fitness riding. Generally speaking, the upright exercise bike is a kind of fitness equipment with good performance and strong adaptability, which can be ridden by men, women and children, and the intensity can be increased or decreased at will. On the human side, whether you are a dieter or a friend who likes to exercise or keep healthy, you can achieve the corresponding fitness goals through an upright exercise bike.
From the appearance, the horizontal exercise bike seems to have only one backrest design, and the others look exactly the same, but they are not. Let's take a look at the design concept of this backrest first. If friends who ride regularly will feel this way, their backs, shoulders and arms will feel sore due to long-term upright riding. Keeping the same posture for a long time will definitely lead to fatigue, which doesn't matter to normal people, but if the cyclist is middle-aged or elderly or unwell, the pain caused by riding for a long time will become a bit unbearable. In fact, this backrest is designed to provide good support for the rider's back and waist and reduce the pressure on the back and waist, which is especially suitable for middle-aged and elderly people or people in rehabilitation. This is the most important function of the horizontal exercise bike.
2. From the training effect.
There are also great differences between vertical exercise bikes and horizontal exercise bikes. It is not difficult for friends who have ridden these two kinds of exercise bikes to find that the upright exercise bike is basically in a straight line with the upper body and perpendicular to the ground. To put it bluntly, it is the feeling of stepping down, which is very comprehensive for leg muscle exercise. The horizontal exercise bike mainly relies on the backrest to push forward, and the training effect brought by this angle change is very different. The horizontal exercise bike shapes the back of thighs and buttocks.
Bian Xiao: There are two main differences between upright and horizontal exercise bikes. Firstly, the design of backrest can provide good support for the rider's back and waist to ensure its normal stress, which is especially suitable for middle-aged and elderly people or people recovering; Secondly, for the shaping of leg muscles, the vertical exercise bike is a very comprehensive riding method, while the horizontal exercise bike is more excellent for shaping the lines on the back of thighs and buttocks.
How to choose an exercise bike
1. Choose durable materials: avoid buying products with plastic or rubber wheels, because a weak car will loosen or even break the watch and chain after stepping on 45 kilometers. If the resistance of the car is not good, the pedal will suddenly detach when approaching the highest or lowest point, which will hinder your movement process.
2. Display panel: The main function is to display various data. Generally speaking, the display panel of a common exercise bike has five display windows, which respectively display: time, speed, distance, energy and heart rate; It is a window for us to know the effect of our own exercise. If he can't work normally, our sports will be blind. The intuitive and simple operation panel provides great convenience for your continuous and uninterrupted movement.
3. Resistance system: The resistance system is the key to the quality of the exercise bike, so when buying a car, you must pay attention to whether it can adjust all kinds of resistance, so that your pedaling exercise will become more and more hard and achieve the purpose of losing weight. Don't buy resistant products that are only divided into "difficult" and "easy".
4. Seat: For a fitness enthusiast who uses an exercise bike, the comfort of the seat is very important. A comfortable seat depends on the flexibility and adjustment range of the seat. You don't have to worry about softness. Nowadays, whether it is for business or home use, the design of the seat will adopt foam materials that fit the curve of the human body, with good flexibility; Mainly depends on the adjustment mode of the seat, some low-end products can only be adjusted up and down; Moreover, some high-end exercise bikes can not only be adjusted up and down, but also be adjusted back and forth at will, which is more humanized!
5. Flywheel: Flywheel is the most critical component to determine the grade of exercise bike. The weight of the balance flywheel also determines the mute and smooth effect of the equipment. The greater the weight of the flywheel, the higher the stability and comfort. For example, Qiao Shan R 1500 exercise bike adopts the international professional standard 24-pound balanced flywheel design, which eliminates the irregular resistance generated by some lighter flywheels during the movement, so that the exercise bike has the highest stability and comfort under any resistance.
6. Drive belt: The drive belt determines the mute effect when the equipment is used, and the friction performance of the belt directly affects whether the feet feel comfortable when the equipment is used. The multi-groove belt makes the transmission stability and mute effect of the product more obvious than that of the product using gears or small belts.
Key points of choosing exercise bike
1. Middle-aged and elderly people and people with waist injuries can't do strenuous exercise. They don't use ordinary treadmills and vertical exercise bikes, only horizontal exercise bikes are more suitable.
There are also many big brands at this price within 1000 yuan. For most people who want to keep fit and lose weight, 1, 000 yuan is enough. An exercise bike with more than 1000 yuan is already very suitable for the gym, because it is more durable.
3. Spinning bike is more suitable for embarrassed young people. You can play dynamic music while stepping on a spinning bike, and learn various movements easily according to the video tutorial.
4. Magnetically controlled exercise bikes have a long service life, but most of them are smaller and more suitable for women.
Mini pedal rehabilitation exercise bike is mainly used for people who can't do strenuous exercise, but can do walking and other sports. It integrates the functions of pedal and exercise bike.
6. The folding exercise bike is more suitable for renting, and it takes up no space when folded, which is very convenient.
7. If there are children and old people at home, you can buy a silent exercise bike that won't disturb people when riding.
8. Spinning bike with shock absorption under the cushion is more suitable for cycling enthusiasts to ride for a long time.