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Anyone used a pedal exerciser?

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belleAUSSydney
belleAUSSydney

I'm looking for ways to improve my leg muscles. I do walk every day, but otherwise am a blob at the computer or on the sofa. I've been looking at pedal exercisers on Amazon, wondering if these might help.

They're like a mini bike pedal set you can put under your desk or in front of the sofa. Most seem to have adjustable tension.

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  • sarah1996
    sarah1996 belleAUSSydney

    Posted

    Swimming will be a great way to build up muscle as it use every single muscle in your body. I cant wait to start swimming again
    • belleAUSSydney
      belleAUSSydney sarah1996

      Posted

      I'd love to do a hydro program, but I don't drive and the places nearest me all require driving. They are also outside of my budget, which is as minimal as it gets...
    • sarah1996
      sarah1996 belleAUSSydney

      Posted

      Could you not just go to your local leisure centre for a swim. That would be easier, cheaper and just as effective
    • bini31328
      bini31328 sarah1996

      Posted

      My local pool is way overcrowded so not comfortable swimming there and the nearby gym is £80 a month - would love to swim and if i could access a pool nearby i,d go everyday 
    • sarah1996
      sarah1996 bini31328

      Posted

      Ahh thats a shame. My local pool is about 5 mins away and if you go at the right tine its dead haha
    • belleAUSSydney
      belleAUSSydney sarah1996

      Posted

      A local swim involves a 20 min train trip AND a bikini wax... I am too told (54). LOL. eek
    • bini31328
      bini31328 belleAUSSydney

      Posted

      Im 57 and dont see myself as old - although I do wax 😂😂😂😂😂😂
    • KarenFisher4074
      KarenFisher4074 belleAUSSydney

      Posted

      Lol belle i am 54 and not to old but i prefer laser lol much quicker and less painful haha

      But you dont need either really :-)

      I swim everyday and use my deskcycle and recovering well :-)

      I love my swimming most so glad to be back too :-)

  • belleAUSSydney
    belleAUSSydney

    Posted

    My new little "bike" arrived yesterday. After much swearing, and giving up on my part, my daughter took over and got the pedals on for me (I'd been trying to put them on the wrong sides, not realising they were marked "left" and "right").

    I haven't worked out the computer on it yet, but I did have a good 90 minute pedal under my desk until the calf muscles on my non-op leg started to ache a bit. 

    I know it will probably help my lower legs more than my upper, but I definitely felt it working on the op-leg muscle that has most worried me. Since a couple of weeks after the op, I have had an indentation on the front of the thigh on that leg, which I was told was due to a muscle collapse. It has slowly been improving due to my daily walks, but it got a really good workout during my little pedal session yesterday, so I'm confident that buying it was a positive thing to do... I'll be using it every day.

    • renee01952
      renee01952 belleAUSSydney

      Posted

      Hi Belle, 

      Congratulations !!!!  wow ... brilliant - 90 minutes seems a long time to me ... calf muscles are important too, right ? I mean they need to be strong to keep you balanced - once I had nice defined calves .. oh well ... 

       

    • belleAUSSydney
      belleAUSSydney renee01952

      Posted

      90 mins is a big long. I have it on low resistance to begin with, so it wasn't too bad. Yesterday, I did 45 mins in the morning, had my walk around midday and then did another 45 mins later in the day. 
    • belleAUSSydney
      belleAUSSydney KarenFisher4074

      Posted

      Hi Karen.

      After a good look around and surprised at the vast differences in cost, I bought a generic brand one from eBay. It was only $45AUD. But it's very sturdy, quiet and has a computer for various readings. 

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