Boho
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Years ago I got a recumbent exercise bike for my father because I figured it's safer than a treadmill or a standard exercise bike. Maybe it is in a way because there's less chance of falling, but I don't see myself falling or breaking bones if I do. What I do see/feel is lower back and hip pain that lasted three days.
I'm blaming the bike for the pain because I remember reading that standing leg raises, where you keep your leg straight and try to raise it as close to parallel to the ground as you could, are bad for your lower back and shouldn't be part of an exercise routine unless you're a martial artist or dancer that needs to do that movement. It seems to me that recumbent biking requires the same muscles, especially if you're trying to go fast and pushing upward on pedal straps. I got the straps for my father so his feet would stay in place, which is an appropriate use, but not for pushing up on the pedals.
Also, if you get straps, get the Velcro ones. The plastic ones I got, to save a little money, are way too hard to get out of. I use the bike with sandals and slip my foot out of the sandals first, then manipulate the sandals out of the pedals.
But still, with or without straps I think you're activating the same...I think they're hip flexors that are attached to your lower back...that cause your disks to separate or contract or something, causing lower back problems. I hope I can trade in the bike for something else, or sell it, after coronavirus.
I'm blaming the bike for the pain because I remember reading that standing leg raises, where you keep your leg straight and try to raise it as close to parallel to the ground as you could, are bad for your lower back and shouldn't be part of an exercise routine unless you're a martial artist or dancer that needs to do that movement. It seems to me that recumbent biking requires the same muscles, especially if you're trying to go fast and pushing upward on pedal straps. I got the straps for my father so his feet would stay in place, which is an appropriate use, but not for pushing up on the pedals.
Also, if you get straps, get the Velcro ones. The plastic ones I got, to save a little money, are way too hard to get out of. I use the bike with sandals and slip my foot out of the sandals first, then manipulate the sandals out of the pedals.
But still, with or without straps I think you're activating the same...I think they're hip flexors that are attached to your lower back...that cause your disks to separate or contract or something, causing lower back problems. I hope I can trade in the bike for something else, or sell it, after coronavirus.