Schwinn Active 20 Series Recumbent Exercise Bike Review

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Schwinn is one of the most well known brands in the lower end home fitness market. They have been offering affordable home fitness equipment to consumers for generations, including upright and recumbent bikes, treadmills, and elliptical trainers. Their current line up of exercise bikes range from lower end uprights to compact recumbent and professional quality bikes designed for serious hardcore training.

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What bring all of these products together are top notch engineering, durable designs, and reasonable retail prices that most people can afford.

The Schwinn Active 20 Series recumbent exercise bike is one of the most popular options because it is affordable with a retail price around $300 yet delivers all of the convenience features that consumers demand for in-home fitness equipment.

This bike offers a machine operated resistance system with 8 levels of resistance. This allows users to increase resistance so the workout never becomes too easy or less beneficial. There are also 11 preprogrammed workouts, including 3 that are controlled through the active heart rate of the user. Heart rate is taken through and grips located conveniently beside the seat.

The LCD display monitor delivers all the basic feedback required for monitoring an effective workout. The screen clearly displays speed, time, distance, pulse, calories burned, watts, and RPM.

The extra wide seat easily holds users up to 275 pounds and has enough padding and adjustments to ensure a comfortable ride for all heights and weights. All of these features together deliver a good home recumbent bike that is capable of delivering high calorie burn workouts and durable enough to be used on a consistent basis.

This is a great fit for the typical home exerciser who will put in lighter workouts or who may not use the bike consistently, but it is probably not the best fit for a professional biker training at home or someone who will put in really intense sessions on a regular basis. It will probably not be durable enough to handle that type of workout, just as it is not suitable to users with a higher body weight.

This is one of the more heavily reviewed pieces of home fitness equipment by consumers and almost all of the reviews are positive. What all owners seem to appreciate the most is the ultra comfortable seat that does not become difficult to sit on for long periods of time and the large console which is very easy to read during the workout. They also really like how easy and fast it is to change the resistance levels without stopping the workout.

The recumbent style bike has become extremely popular because it is more comfortable, safer to ride than a standard upright bike, and reduces the impact on the knees and other sensitive lower body joints. The Schwinn Active 20 Series recumbent bike is often used by people who have difficult balancing on a regular bike seat, who want the easy step-through design which makes it easier and safe to mount, and those who want to use dumbbells while pedaling to deliver a higher calorie burn, whole body workout.

For those who find it difficult to sit on a bike for a long period of time, consider reading a book, watching TV, playing a video game, or listening to upbeat music while working out. Switching up the preprogrammed workouts and changing resistance levels at regular intervals can also make it more effective and enjoyable.

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