Why are spinning bikes favored by professional football clubs? What are the benefits?
Why are spinning bikes favored by professional football clubs? What are the benefits?
Liao Yan shared: "As a training tool, spinning bikes are simple, convenient and effective. Spinning bikes are a combination of aerobic and anaerobic exercise. They are more direct and effective in increasing the strength of muscles and tendons in the waist, hips, thighs, knees, calves, ankles and other parts. They can enhance heart and lung function, and are also a training program for fat loss and stress relief."
Liao Yan also said that modern football has high requirements for players' body fat rate control: "Spinning bikes, running, swimming, and brisk walking are all aerobic exercises that can effectively reduce fat. But relatively speaking, spinning bikes are easier to control exercise intensity, have lower requirements for venues, and have more direct effects. Generally speaking, one hour of spinning bike exercise can consume 1,000 calories of energy, and fat loss consumes faster and more energy."
Injuries are hard to avoid in football, and spinning bikes are beneficial to the recovery of injured players. Liao Yan said: "It is beneficial for the injured players to improve their physical fitness, strength, heart and lung function. Progressive training according to the injury can accelerate the recovery of the injured part, especially for the recovery after knee surgery. Since knee pain cannot do weight-bearing exercise, cycling can reduce the weight-bearing force on the knee and increase muscle endurance. Cycling can also warm up, relieve stiff joints, and improve the strength of joint activity."
But the feeling of spinning bikes is that the amount of exercise on the knees is very large, and some people worry that it will damage the knees. Liao Yan said: "As long as the amount and intensity of exercise are controlled, the knee joints will not be damaged. If the amount and intensity of exercise are too high, the knee joints will indeed be damaged."
As for the question of whether ordinary people can train at home on spinning bikes, Liao Yan said: "The correct posture and method are very good for the body, but unscientific methods can also cause injuries and pain, and any exercise is the same. Therefore, if you practice spinning bikes at home, it is best to have a professional rehabilitation therapist to guide you."