Build Yourself A Home Exercise Machine

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During the short and often cold days of winter, when you're probably not able to get out on the asphalt at least every other day, a session or two per week on a wind-load trainer may be the answer to staying in top condition.
During the short and often cold days of winter, when you're probably not able to get out on the asphalt at least every other day, a session or two per week on a wind-load trainer may be the answer to staying in top condition.
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Wind-load trainer diagram.
Wind-load trainer diagram.
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Wind-load trainer blower detail.
Wind-load trainer blower detail.

Keep your aerobic capacity at its peak even when bad weather stops you from taking to the highway.

Build Yourself a Home Exercise Machine

Bicycling is widely recognized to be an excellent form of aerobic exercise, and it’s also great fun. However, bad weather and lack of time can sometimes make it difficult to keep up a regular training program. During the short and often cold days of winter, when you’re probably not able to get out on the asphalt at least every other day, a session or two per week on a home exercise machine like a wind-load trainer may be the answer to staying in top condition. (See the image gallery for wind-load trainer diagrams).

Is It an Exercise Bicycle?

No, it’s better than an exercise bicycle. A wind-load trainer is a home exercise machine that uses a fan (rather than a friction device) to resist pedaling, so the effort required increases nearly exponentially with speed. This more accurately mimics actual conditions encountered when riding a bicycle. Furthermore, you use a wind-load trainer from the platform of your own, familiar bicycle, so you stress the same muscle groups as you do when cycling. Working out on a wind-load trainer can also improve the smoothness and speed of your cadence, while using an exercise bicycle may have the opposite effect.

  • Published on Sep 1, 1986
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