OK, so if a stationary bike trainer isn’t quite the fit for you, how about sliding a desk bike or pedal exerciser under your desk – perfect for some easy, healthy exercise!
Before we go through the FIVE best reasons for grabbing one of these “under the radar” exercisers, we’d recommend starting with a good, long hard look at yourself, especially if you spend a good part of your day behind the desk. Seriously.
I know it’s not easy, but are you wasting yourself away for those 8-9 hours you typically put in? I know I was, and after reaching 40 decided it was time to change things around a bit. Especially after having to catch my breath after just a couple of minutes when playing football with my young son.
Of course, today there are many exercise options to choose from. But the pedal exerciser is a great little option that has slowly been taking off over the last few years, with more and more desk refugees realizing that it really can offer some decent health and other benefits, including the following:
- Desk bikes are typically very small, making them very easy to carry about (in and out of your office for example), and easy to store when not being used. Take this into consideration when comparing them with the kind of exercise bikes you’ll find in your local gym…
- You can pretty much get the same workout you’d get on an exercise bike, but because it is so small and portable, you’re much more likely to use it than head into town for another gym session.
- Pedal exercisers are small AND extremely easy to use. There’s really nothing to do, except put your feet in the pedals, and, er, pedal! There’s no complicated technology or tweaking of nuts and bolts, and if you go for one of the more advanced models (such as the DeskCycle or MagneTrainer) even the built-in monitor’s are a piece of cake to operate / analyze.
- We know we all love to do multiple things at once, so pedal exercisers will come as a great option for multi-taskers – just let your legs do the pedaling and you can concentrate on something else needing the use of your hands, or brain!
- Desk bikes are a great value option. Some of the more advanced models can cost over $150 (but are extremely well made and excellent value in my opinion), but you can also pick up a decent option for less than $50.
Of course, once you’ve decided these (and perhaps other) reasons are enough to convince you, the hard part starts…there are many different models out there, coming in a variety of different sizes and shapes. That’s why it might be an idea to take a look at our intro guide, which highlights the main points to getting started. Take a look, it should really help you out in choosing the right model for you and your pocket.
