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exercise bike exercise are the first choice for home fitness, convenient and fast, do not take up space, and have a very good weight loss effect. However, improper use of exercise bikes can easily cause physical injuries.

(1) Knee injury
As a relatively low impact sport apart from jogging, although exercise bike exercise are considered gentle, they can easily accumulate minor injuries and cause significant knee damage due to many drugs repeating the same action multiple times. Statistics show that after riding a bike for an hour, the pedals need to be pressed approximately 5000 times, which is equivalent to the knee joint bending and straightening 5000 times in one hour. Due to the repeated circular movements of the legs during the cycling process, it is easy to cause excessive weight on the cartilage in the knee joint and damage it. Moreover, during cycling, sudden braking, acceleration, and stopping also exert significant pressure on the knees.

(2) Legs becoming thicker
Exercise bikes provide comprehensive training for our quadriceps, gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, soleus, and gastrocnemius muscles in the thighs, calves, and calves. When it comes to clarity, exercise bikes can indeed have a good shaping effect on these muscle groups, enhancing lower limb muscle strength. However, for some sports novices with high levels of lower limb fat, the increase in leg muscles may to some extent lead to thicker legs.

(3) Overlapping upper limb movements is prone to injury
Currently, many fitness bike training courses incorporate some upper limb training exercises. However, from a professional perspective, combining upper and lower limb movements can actually reduce efficiency and calorie consumption. So, swinging the upper body during exercise bike training is not only counterproductive, but can also harm the body in the long run, posing a safety hazard.

It is necessary to adjust several positions before training exercise bike for the home, especially the height of the seat, the height of the handlebar and the sequence of the seats.

Adjust the seat height so that the highest point of the seat matches the horizontal height of the thigh lift. Adjust the handlebar height to match the seat height. Note that if the trainer is pregnant or has health issues such as back strain, the handlebars should be further raised.

Seat front and rear positions. When adjusting the front and rear positions of the seats, it is best to get in the car for debugging. Firstly, with the buttocks at the furthest end of the seat and the foot at the lowest point, place the heel on the foot to allow the leg to straighten or slightly bend. Next, keep the foot pedal at its lowest point, place the forefoot on the pedal, and make the knee joint curve between 23-35 degrees. Finally, place the foot pedal horizontally and check if the knee joint and the middle of the foot pedal are in a straight line.

Any sport can cause knee strain. So before exercising, we must do warm-up stretching exercises and master the correct exercise posture.

After reading the above, I hope it can help you use the fitness bike correctly and exercise happily~

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Many pregnant ladies, only know to practice, but do not know exactly where to practice, why to practice where, today is going to tell you, prepare for pregnancy training, the most need to exercise the core parts of where? The answer is definitely to strengthen the core strength, waist and abdominal muscles.

01 Why Strengthen the Core

1. The muscles that will be used in labor: abdominal muscles, perineal muscles.

The process of natural childbirth is divided into the first stage of labor, the second stage of labor and the third stage of labor. The first stage of labor mainly relies on uterine contractions, and the mother does not need to make special efforts, but in the second stage of labor, the mother must skillfully use the abdominal muscles and perineal muscles, so that the baby can be delivered smoothly. Therefore, it is recommended that from the preparation for pregnancy to pregnancy and labor, you can utilize a variety of exercises to train these two parts of the muscles in order to help you get through the process of pregnancy and labor smoothly.

2, training abdominal core muscles can prevent and improve back pain during pregnancy.

Why do you get back pain during pregnancy? Weak abdominal core is the culprit that leads to anterior pelvic tilt, the intersection of the spine and lumbar vertebrae is going to be the culprit of low back pain. Low back pain is exacerbated when a weak abdomen becomes heavier and heavier as the baby grows. At the same time because of pregnancy, a lot of abdominal training will be limited, so you ladies have to start training the abdominal core muscles during the preparation for pregnancy, can prevent, but also improve the back pain during pregnancy.

02 Intensive training methods

1. Running

Keep your waist naturally upright, not too straight. Muscles slightly tense, to maintain the posture of the torso, while paying attention to cushioning the impact of the feet on the ground. Note: Abdominal tightening, the power is issued from the middle of the body, driving the whole body limbs of the kind of feeling. Recommended 2-3 times a week, 30-40 minutes each time.

2、Core Training Moves

Static dead bug

Lie on a yoga mat with your head and shoulders looking suspended, waist close to the ground, bend your knees and hips, and use abdominal breathing. Stick to it for 20 seconds.

Touch knee curl

Lying on a yoga mat, exhale into a curl, keeping your waist close to the ground and not getting up, inhale your head to drop down, not to the ground.

Air Bike

Lie on a yoga mat with your head and shoulders off the ground, hands up and legs forward, keeping your lower back steady.

Plank Support

Abdominal breathing, hips clenched, waist not collapsed, abdominals tightened.

Strengthening the core and lower back and abdominal muscles are the best things to practice during pregnancy. When practiced, these movements can help form muscle memory, giving the muscles in these areas the strength and endurance, as well as flexibility, to withstand the growing belly during pregnancy.