Rivvy
I'm a large girl (283 lbs, 5'6) and have recently bought an exercise bike that I love riding...except for the seat! I am currently putting blankets on the seat, but those slip off and I often have to stop my ride to readjust them. Needless to say, after a 14 mile daily ride (about an hour for me), my butt hurts!
I am looking for recommendations for exercise bike seats that are comfortable that you've actually tried yourself. Please don't just send me links to stores, because I've seen them all. I want personal opinions! Thanks! :)
Answer
The recumbent answer was valid, but since you already have the bike, it doesn't apply.
The best seat is a decent regular bike seat. See below for a selection
http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/SubCategory_10052_10551_400033_-1_400002_400002
There are a lot of good ones. Modern saddles do a good job of avoiding pressure on sensitive parts and minimizing friction, which are your biggest enemies in a saddle. Terry makes some that they claim to be woman-specific. I can't comment, being a man, although my wife has one similar to this that she seems happy with:
http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/Product_10052_10551_1085766_-1_1542500_20000_400033
I don't know that picking a specific one would help you any, although I can show you what's currently on my basement trainer. http://www.flickr.com/photos/silverbullet1952/3817746420/
Bear in mind that I have different saddles on my mountain bike and triathlon racing bike, and I find them all reasonably comfortable even after 100+ miles.
What I can tell you is that wide and squishy will probably give you more chafing problems than narrow and hard. To be blunt, your size is probably working against you as far as pressure points. I'm sure part of your objective is to fix that over time.
Also, you'll find that your butt toughens up as you put in the miles. Everybody has that problem early in the season as they go from shorter sessions indoors in the winter to big miles outside. Be patient. You can also help the problem with clothing. Bike shorts are designed the way they are for a reason. The fabric is slick to reduce friction. The chamois prevents seams from tearing up your naughty bits, and provides a little cushion as well.
Keep up the good work.
The recumbent answer was valid, but since you already have the bike, it doesn't apply.
The best seat is a decent regular bike seat. See below for a selection
http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/SubCategory_10052_10551_400033_-1_400002_400002
There are a lot of good ones. Modern saddles do a good job of avoiding pressure on sensitive parts and minimizing friction, which are your biggest enemies in a saddle. Terry makes some that they claim to be woman-specific. I can't comment, being a man, although my wife has one similar to this that she seems happy with:
http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/Product_10052_10551_1085766_-1_1542500_20000_400033
I don't know that picking a specific one would help you any, although I can show you what's currently on my basement trainer. http://www.flickr.com/photos/silverbullet1952/3817746420/
Bear in mind that I have different saddles on my mountain bike and triathlon racing bike, and I find them all reasonably comfortable even after 100+ miles.
What I can tell you is that wide and squishy will probably give you more chafing problems than narrow and hard. To be blunt, your size is probably working against you as far as pressure points. I'm sure part of your objective is to fix that over time.
Also, you'll find that your butt toughens up as you put in the miles. Everybody has that problem early in the season as they go from shorter sessions indoors in the winter to big miles outside. Be patient. You can also help the problem with clothing. Bike shorts are designed the way they are for a reason. The fabric is slick to reduce friction. The chamois prevents seams from tearing up your naughty bits, and provides a little cushion as well.
Keep up the good work.
If you usually exercise allot, do you get moody more when you don't exercise?
Rajiv
Say you're an athlete and train every day, then dont train for a few days?
Or what if you usually do strenuous exercise only once a week, then stop?
or if not moody, just under the weather or something. or any change in the way you feel
Answer
Step exercise
1. Basic medical examination (medical screening) is the most important step. To detect the dangerous diseases that do not show symptoms before. Cardiovascular diseases such as narrow
2. Testing, physical fitness (physical fitness test) to the appropriate group fitness really. Some people even older then it may be practiced like a young man in time.
3. For practice the following sequence.
Start with stretches stretching (stretching) of the muscles and ligaments of the body provides flexibility as protective muscle tear. And reduce pain as well. By approximately 5-10 minutes, then began to warm-up body, such as walking, jog And then returned to practice hard. Such as bike riding, etc. then gradually finance equipment (cool-down) in small increments until it stops. And stretching exercises to stretch again, they may do after the cool-down or are going to shower and then stretch before any stretching exercises.
Exercise
The principle is to exercise.
- Often about 3 days a week. If you're new to exercise should not overdo it.
- Long enough period of time is applicable in a day early stage may be just 10 minutes per day to 1-2 weeks, then gradually add some more time. This period should relate to the frequency and procedures. If you exercise six days per week period may be only 10 minutes is enough if only three days a week, they should exercise 30 minutes to be enough.
- Hard enough to measure heart rate by
1). To find the maximum heart rate [Predict Maximum Heart Rate (PMHR)] by deleting the old 220.
2). Determine the heart rate at rest [Resting Heart Rate (RHR)] by pulse within one minute while awake.
3). PMHR-RHR will bring value to the range of heart rate Heart Rate Range (HRR).
4). The HRR x 60/100 (percentage of intensity to practice the exercises start) is the target heart rate (Target heart rate) required to perform.
For example.
The age of 30 years, resting pulse 80 beats per minute.
PMHR = 220 - 30 = 190.
RHR = 80.
HRR = PMHR - RHR.
= 190 to 80.
= 110.
% HRR = 110 x 60/100.
= 66.
Therefore, Target heart rate = RHR +% HRR = 80 + 66.
= 146 beats per minute.
Appropriate time of exercise.
1. Before meals.
2. If you should leave 2 hours after meals.
3. Or at convenient time. If you exercise at night should stay an hour before bedtime.
4. Should such training at the same time every morning or every evening or every Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
5. Exercise at least 15-20 minutes.
6. During this time hot air is not comfortable.
Warm (WARM-UP).
Warm up is to prepare the body or organ relevant to the movement that will occur later in the exercise to realize. And ready to work hard to. To warm the body by body movements, such as football flick flicked leg swing arm and leg exercise or dancing or jumping, walking fast or jogging slowly. Or run with the short period of time. This will cause increased body temperature. Heart beat a little faster. Blood supply to the various muscles. In order to prepare to work hard to get.
Loosening warm (COOL-DOWN).
After exercise should be heated to release. A movement of the body for some time, such as running slowly or walk for a while so that the leg muscles to contract. And heart rate to slow down. To stop immediately after heavy exercise is very dangerous for the body because the mind stops muscle contraction and force the blood back to the heart less Heart blood was not enough, it may lack the blood. In addition to moving the body soon, after the exercise is to bring waste or lactic acid that occurs during exercise away from the muscles. Helping to reduce tension or muscle aches.
http://goo.gl/cokIm
Step exercise
1. Basic medical examination (medical screening) is the most important step. To detect the dangerous diseases that do not show symptoms before. Cardiovascular diseases such as narrow
2. Testing, physical fitness (physical fitness test) to the appropriate group fitness really. Some people even older then it may be practiced like a young man in time.
3. For practice the following sequence.
Start with stretches stretching (stretching) of the muscles and ligaments of the body provides flexibility as protective muscle tear. And reduce pain as well. By approximately 5-10 minutes, then began to warm-up body, such as walking, jog And then returned to practice hard. Such as bike riding, etc. then gradually finance equipment (cool-down) in small increments until it stops. And stretching exercises to stretch again, they may do after the cool-down or are going to shower and then stretch before any stretching exercises.
Exercise
The principle is to exercise.
- Often about 3 days a week. If you're new to exercise should not overdo it.
- Long enough period of time is applicable in a day early stage may be just 10 minutes per day to 1-2 weeks, then gradually add some more time. This period should relate to the frequency and procedures. If you exercise six days per week period may be only 10 minutes is enough if only three days a week, they should exercise 30 minutes to be enough.
- Hard enough to measure heart rate by
1). To find the maximum heart rate [Predict Maximum Heart Rate (PMHR)] by deleting the old 220.
2). Determine the heart rate at rest [Resting Heart Rate (RHR)] by pulse within one minute while awake.
3). PMHR-RHR will bring value to the range of heart rate Heart Rate Range (HRR).
4). The HRR x 60/100 (percentage of intensity to practice the exercises start) is the target heart rate (Target heart rate) required to perform.
For example.
The age of 30 years, resting pulse 80 beats per minute.
PMHR = 220 - 30 = 190.
RHR = 80.
HRR = PMHR - RHR.
= 190 to 80.
= 110.
% HRR = 110 x 60/100.
= 66.
Therefore, Target heart rate = RHR +% HRR = 80 + 66.
= 146 beats per minute.
Appropriate time of exercise.
1. Before meals.
2. If you should leave 2 hours after meals.
3. Or at convenient time. If you exercise at night should stay an hour before bedtime.
4. Should such training at the same time every morning or every evening or every Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
5. Exercise at least 15-20 minutes.
6. During this time hot air is not comfortable.
Warm (WARM-UP).
Warm up is to prepare the body or organ relevant to the movement that will occur later in the exercise to realize. And ready to work hard to. To warm the body by body movements, such as football flick flicked leg swing arm and leg exercise or dancing or jumping, walking fast or jogging slowly. Or run with the short period of time. This will cause increased body temperature. Heart beat a little faster. Blood supply to the various muscles. In order to prepare to work hard to get.
Loosening warm (COOL-DOWN).
After exercise should be heated to release. A movement of the body for some time, such as running slowly or walk for a while so that the leg muscles to contract. And heart rate to slow down. To stop immediately after heavy exercise is very dangerous for the body because the mind stops muscle contraction and force the blood back to the heart less Heart blood was not enough, it may lack the blood. In addition to moving the body soon, after the exercise is to bring waste or lactic acid that occurs during exercise away from the muscles. Helping to reduce tension or muscle aches.
http://goo.gl/cokIm
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