Cycling Guide: Training, Bike Maintenance and Gear Reviews

Running versus cycling for weight loss is a common debate among fitness enthusiasts. Maintaining your bike involves knowing how to fix rubbing disc brakes and pump tires with a Presta valve.

Calories Burned on Recumbent Stationary Bikes

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Nick Ng

Recumbent stationary bikes have back rests, and you pedal with your legs in front of you rather than below your body like a regular bike. The amount of calories you burn cycling depends on your gender, fitness level, age and body composition, says exercise physiologist William McArdle.