Biking or treadmill best workout option ?!
Question: I was just wondering, I have been staying on the treadmill for 60 minutes per day, and would like to add extra in to my workout on the days i am not working. This extra I would like to add in the form of biking, but when i bike i dont feel like i am getting much of a burn, certainly not like i feel on the treadmill. How is the comparison of calories burned on a bike compared to those on a treadmill ? would it be more benefitual to bike 30 minutes and do 30 on the treadmill on my work out days that only consist of 60 total minutes ?
Answers: I was just wondering, I have been staying on the treadmill for 60 minutes per day, and would like to add extra in to my workout on the days i am not working. This extra I would like to add in the form of biking, but when i bike i dont feel like i am getting much of a burn, certainly not like i feel on the treadmill. How is the comparison of calories burned on a bike compared to those on a treadmill ? would it be more benefitual to bike 30 minutes and do 30 on the treadmill on my work out days that only consist of 60 total minutes ?
You can do biking not as a substitute but additional to treadmill. The best excercise is to swim, if you can do that u need not do treadmill or biking. 1 hr swimming everyday keeps extra fat away.
Biking will typically burn less than the treadmill simply because you're using more of your body on the treadmill.
But it's good to mix things up, as your body will adjust to workouts that you do all the time. I like to change up my cardio every few weeks.
when you run you are burning more fat then building muscle or toning "firming". to get a tighter more lifted and defined caboose, try squats, lunges, and leg kicks. as far as the change from treadmill to bike, is it a exercise bike or real bike? the real bike you will see more of a difference becasue you are able to use more of the earths gravity and your weight as a resistance.
I have gotten just as good of a work out on a bike if not better. Honestly though if you are riding level surfaces and using your gears your not going to see much benefit. I have a mountain bike and typically ride the higher gears and look for hills and such to ride. Distance is also a factor you may try open road high gear and pedal for speed.
In the lower gears your going to pedal more but with reduced load on your leg muscles, Mechanical advantage.
Give it a try. The cross training between the two activities is good, keep it up.