is bike machine same as biking?

Question

is bike machine same as going out for a bike ride
thanks

Answer 1

No, not really!

I live in the UK and in crudy weather(of which there is plenty) I confine myself to the indoor turbo trainer - I dont take my best bike out in the rain- Perish the thought!

I do commute by cycle to work, - whatever the weather though!

Nothing beats the great outdoors and the varying terrain.

That's It.

Answer 2

NO! NO! A thousand times NO!
Riding/using a bike machine (instead of actually biking) is akin to worrying about a problem without actually doing some about the problem. (i.e. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you anywhere!)
I am in my mid-fifties and, until about 3 weeks ago, I had been "off" a bike for FORTY years. I SWEAR ON A STACK OF BIBLES that after just 5 MINUTES on my bike, with the air blowing across my face and just an overall feeling of being re-energize, I felt 30 years younger. And every additional day of outdoor cycling (flat, hills, pavement, gravel, whatever) subtracts not only one more day from my age but also subtracts a few more ounces from my currently "oversized" waistline.

Answer 3

During the winter I sometimes use a resistance trainer. This is a device that clamps onto the rear wheel of your bike, which is raised off of the ground. I have found that, even with the maximum resistance setting, I do not get as good a work out.
As well as getting lots of fresh air, heat disipation, etc. one of the things lacking on the trainer is a steap hill setting, where you have to stand up and power up the shorter hills or low gear and spin like crazy for longer hills. It also lacks a plowed field, recently churned up bridalway and Yea Har downhill switch.

In short, you are peddling, which is nice, but you are not putting pressure on the heart or dumping adrenalin in to the system as you hurtle down the bumpy track at 26 mph.

Don't believe me? Get on your bike and see how it compares to the gym.

Luck

Answer 4

I agree with the 1st answer.

Low end stationary bikes are horrible. High end ones are better but you still don't use all the secondary muscles you need to balance, turn etc.

I belonged to a really nice gym, they didn't have spinners (I would like to try them in winter) but had good quality stationary bikes - I hated them. To me it was the equivalent of riding a newspaper boy's bike in the sand without the fun of being outside.

Answer 5

Not as much fun, but the training effect is pretty similar.

If I'm looking for short, high intensity, max heartrate sessions, I prefer indoor, because I can go much harder without fear of crashing. And of course there there are no intersections and traffic to slow me down.

For longer workouts, outdoor is better. Indoors my brain and butt turn to mush after a couple hours.

Answer 6

As others have mentioned, you will exert yourself significantly more outside compared to inside.

There are several reasons -- outside with the air, you will be able to exert yourself more because the heat generated from exercise will be dissipated into the surroundings. Even with a huge fan blowing on you inside it will not dissipate as much heat as moving outside.

This means you will expend more power over a longer period of time outside than inside, which means more exercise in a shorter amount of time.

Other advantages outside include the scenery, enjoyment, and increased motivation to exercise.

Answer 7

Oh no! Not even close. No scenery, no side to side movement, no hills, LESS CALORIES BURNED, no fresh air. Go outside for a bike ride until it gets so cold you can't stand it. Okay.... I'm calm now.