PowerTrek XR-420 Exercise Bike

Advantages: Keeps You fit
Disadvantages: Quite Big

...I found the health rider easy to use. After following the instruction video tht came with mine I found it easy to get into the habit of doing a number of different exercises to develop different muscle groups. The routine lasts about 25-30 minutes. The advantage with the healthrider is that your using your own weight to help exercise, in effect your lifting yourself up and the way the machine is designed impact on your joints is low. It is important to make sure that the seat is adjusted correctly and that you warmup first otherwise there is some scope for back injury. But if you follow the video I can't see a problem occuring. The only disadvantage I can really see comparing the health rider to something like an exercise bike is its "footprint" the handle bars a quite wide and if space is limited it can get in the way. However... Read review

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Advantages: Low Impact exercises for a number of different muscle groups
Disadvantages: Not for someone with a small flat

...I found the health rider easy to use. After following the instruction video tht came with mine I found it easy to get into the habit of doing a number of different exercises to develop different muscle groups. The routine lasts about 25-30 minutes. The advantage with the healthrider is that your using your own weight to help exercise, in effect your lifting yourself up and the way the machine is designed impact on your joints is low. It is important to make sure that the seat is adjusted correctly and that you warmup first otherwise there is some scope for back injury. But if you follow the video I can't see a problem occuring. The only disadvantage I can really see comparing the health rider to something like an exercise bike is its "footprint" the handle bars a quite wide and if space is limited it can get in the way. However... Read review

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Advantages: Gives choice of total/upper/lower body exercise
Disadvantages: not suitable for a tall person

...on exercise information. Though we have to be careful in accepting all of it, better to take advice from a prefessional. The bike is reasonabably light and ok size to position anywhere in the room. I found the moving handle bar as a very good option, makes the bike suitable for total, upper and lower body exercise. As opposed to fixed handle bars here you can choose to suit your requirements (have it fixed or moving). Very good value for money. Similar bikes cost 50-80% more. This was just over £100. I bought it from Argos. I do not know if they stock it now. It was quite easy to assemble, very good instructions. Computer readings are reliable. Battery life is quite reasonable. Pulse meter is not very comfortable, I have not used it much. Overall a good bike with freedom of exercise regime.... Read review

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