OK, so with the Coronavirus still wreaking havoc and many of you still working from home or occasionally at the office, it might be time to look at what a pedal exerciser (also often known as a desk bike or exercise peddler) can do for you and your body.
This site is largely focused on stationary bike stands of course, but due to the world’s shifting to remote working and many of us stuck indoors, I thought it might be an idea to expand our knowledge into the ever-expanding world of home pedal exercisers.
Just before Corona hit, I reached 40, and seriously started looking at my health over the last few months, like we all have been doing. Now stuck behind a desk for large parts of the day, I could almost feel my fitness seeping away despite my fave indoor trainers sitting a few meters away…but then I discovered these awesome pedal exercisers that, yes, even slide under my desk at work! OK, I might not be looking and feeling like Arnold Schwarzenegger, but I feel so much better with myself!
In short, they’re compact, slide under almost any desk, don’t require you to work up too much of a sweat, and will keep you active while we wait for this pandemic to finally leave us all alone…
After purchasing what I consider to be the top of the range model recently, the DeskCycle 2 (a model I can highly recommend – don’t miss my review here), and getting asked by other keen exercise friends (and desk refugees) for my recommendations, I decided to add this new section to the website to help them and YOU out. I’ve done all of the research and testing, you just have to decide what suits your training regime and your budget. Another pedal exerciser model we were almost convinced to buy and which looks AWESOME, is this one from Sunny Health, priced at just over $100.
Below are FIVE of the best reasons to buy a pedal exerciser. And for all those of you curious if you can lose weight using a pedal exerciser, yes, you can, but it will take some pedaling and some healthy eating!
Five reasons why you need to buy a pedal exerciser…
The pedal exerciser is a great little option that has slowly been taking off over the last few years (and even more so this last few pandemic-filled months), with more and more desk refugees realizing that it really can offer some decent health and other benefits, including the following:
Why buy a pedal exerciser? Reason 1: 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…
Why buy a pedal exerciser? Reason 2: 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.
Why buy a pedal exerciser? Reason 3: 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 2) even the built-in monitors are a piece of cake to operate/analyze.
Why buy a pedal exerciser? Reason 4: 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!
Why buy a pedal exerciser? Reason 5: 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 pedal exerciser models out there, coming in a variety of different sizes and shapes! We’ve reviewed a number of them on this site, but also check here for the latest and greatest models and reviews!
