3 Reasons Why I Love Using An Indoor Exercise Bike

I am quite a keen cyclist myself and love to go for long bike rides in the surrounding countryside because nothing beats the feeling of fresh air in your lungs, and it's great to get out there and explore new places whilst getting fit at the same time.

However I also love riding my exercise bike as well. Indeed I tend to use my exercise bike a lot more because I will always do a workout at least 2-3 times a week, whereas my road bike may stay in the garage for months at a time without being used.

The benefits of exercise bike workouts are fairly well-known, so in this article I thought I would discuss some of the main reasons why I love working out on an exercise bike at home:

1. Comfortable and Convenient

One of the best things about owning your own exercise bike is that you don't have to drag yourself down to the gym whenever you fancy a workout. You can simply jump on your bike and get going, and don't have to worry about what you are wearing, for example.

You can also do whatever you want during your workout to keep you entertained, whether you prefer reading, listening to music or watching your favorite television shows, for example.

Plus you obviously don't have to worry about the weather, like you do when preparing to go for a bike ride, and you can stay fit throughout the winter when it's cold and snowing outside.

2. Variation of Workouts

Another thing I love about an exercise bike is that it is really easy to make your workout as easy or as hard as you want it to be.

This isn't always the case on a road bike because you might live in a particularly flat area, for example, but on an indoor cycle you can crank up the resistance if you want to really stretch yourself and recreate the feeling of cycling up steep hills, or you can set it to one of the lowest resistance levels if you just want to get a gentle workout that is relatively easy to do.

3. Cost Savings

One final benefit of owning your own exercise bicycle is that in the long run it can work out a lot cheaper than a gym membership. Yes you have the initial cost of buying the bike, but after a year or two it will have worked out a lot cheaper when you add up all the gym membership fees that you would have paid during this time.

I myself have my own home gym set up at home where I have weights, weights benches and lots of other exercise equipment, and after a few years you will find that the amount of money that you will have saved will be quite significant.