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    Default recumbent vs sit-up stationary bike?

    Hi!

    I was thinking about buying a stationary bike for home workouts when I don't feel like leaving the house for whatever reason.

    Does anyone know if a recumbent (sitting back) bike is better, or one that is positioned more like a standard bicycle? Which is better on the body ergonomically speaking? which gives a better workout?

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    I have started using a recumbent bike at the new gym. I'm doing 40 minutes at Level 10 (the top setting is 20, I think). I can say this: It kicks my ass.

    My only issue with any bike versus, say, the terrific ellyptical in my basement, is that there's no upper body workout. Thus, at the gym I've added laps in the pool (say, 20 minutes worth) to work the upper half of me.

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    I prefer the recumbant any day! The regular one always hurts my butt!

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