Recumbant bikes

[kj44 215]

Am thinking of putting this on my birthday/Christmas wish list. Due to painful knees thought it might be more effective exercise for me, especially if I can actually use it. I can only do about ten min on my treadmill then my knees start catching and feel like pins being stuck in them. Anyone have one and is it a good workout ?

[newgrandmother 725]

hi i have bad knees also and can only do the bike. and i do the recumbant bike and my knees still hurt, but after about 10 mins they stop but there is no pressure applied to your knees on that bike. hope that helps

[Macy6 356]

My mom has a lot of struggles with knee pain and other medical issues. She has a recumbent bike and loves it

[kj44 215]

Thank u so much for the inputs. It does help me and it's going on my list for sure!

[AtlantaRed 651]

They are good for reducing pressure, just make sure to increase resistance to make it a good workout. I did not have pain at the time I used then at the Y, randomly, but found I got the least workout on it.

I don't think the elliptical is as hard on the knees as a treadmill. There isn't any pounding and that is definitely a workout.