Bicycling
Bicycling is a beginner-level exercise in the cardio category that primarily works the quads. It also recruits the calves, glutes and hamstrings. It is performed with other equipment.
How to do it
- 1To begin, seat yourself on the bike and adjust the seat to your height.
Muscles worked
Primary muscles in filled badges, secondary in grey. Tap for more exercises per muscle.
Tips and common mistakes
- •Keep a pace you can sustain and increase duration or intensity gradually.
- •Prioritize full range of motion over heavy weight with partial reps.
Sets and reps
Adjust duration and intensity to your goal — intervals for conditioning, longer steady work for endurance.