The Schwinn Airdyne bike may not be in a class by itself, but it started a class of exercise machines. Since Airdyne works more parts of the body, it opens up possibilities for more complete workouts. Here are reasons why this leads to faster progress.

Burning fat and getting fit is about more than just burning calories. See, pedaling stationary bikes only burns 8-10 calories per minute. When you realize that a pound of fat consists of around 3,500 calories, you can see that it takes a ton of pedaling to shed a lot of fat. As you probably know, the process of burning fat is much more complex than just exercising or dieting.

The key to being in shape and burning fat are changes in diet combined with exercise. But the real goal is the change of metabolism. With a higher metabolism, it is possible to burn more fat even when sitting down. The way you burn calories at rest is called your basal metabolism.

By using more muscles than some exercise options, dual-action machines help build muscle and burn some calories. Oddly enough, it is building muscle that helps increase your resting metabolism. That’s why many weight loss programs that work encourage weight training. Moving against resistance builds muscle, which increases metabolism. That’s why weight training, which in particular doesn’t burn a lot of calories, can actually show improvement in fat loss beyond what you’d expect from the calorie-burning potential alone.

A Schwinn Airdyne really has the potential to hit just about every muscle you have. It certainly works the main muscles of the legs, but also the back, shoulders and arms. You can really hit almost every muscle group. And the more you pump, the more work happens. That is the way to progress quickly.

Unfortunately, just buying a machine and parking it in a prominent spot doesn’t do much good. That is why you should choose a machine that you will actually use.

Airdynes are interesting machines to pedal in part because there’s so much going on while you’re riding. That’s one way to make it interesting to keep you going. Undoubtedly, having the machine within easy reach favors its use much more than going to a gym to exercise.

Another advantage of the Airdynes in particular is the robust construction. Actually, the use of lesser machines often leads to rocking and wobbling which quickly results in the bikes coming loose and more rocking and wobbling and ultimately the failure of the entire machine.

The Schwinn Airdyne is just a tool. It helps burn more calories, and more importantly, it can help boost your metabolism, which is the real key to weight management. Only if you use a machine can you achieve what is possible.