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Can cycling help you lose weight?

Asked by:Freyr

Asked on:Mar 31, 2026 09:53 AM

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  • Ariadne Ariadne

    Mar 31, 2026

      Cycling or riding a bicycle in the gym can effectively reduce fat. If you can insist on doing this kind of exercise for an hour every day, cycling can not only keep fit, but also successfully lose weight.

      In gyms, stationary bikes are the most popular because exercise Not only can you sit on it to watch TV and listen to music, the recumbent stationary bicycle is even equipped with a backrest, which is indeed very comfortable. When bodybuilders perform aerobic exercise on stationary bicycles, in the first 20 to 30 minutes of exercise, they consume glycogen converted from food in the body. After 30 minutes of exercise, the body begins to break down fat in the body. Although stationary cycling exercise for less than 40 minutes can play a certain role in exercising the heart and lungs, it does not consume more fat.

      If you ride a stationary bike for more than an hour, your body will metabolize more muscle than fat.

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