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Calories Burned on Recumbent Stationary Bikes

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.

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