If you think that an exercise bike is only good for your legs, think again.  With dual action exercise bikes, you can get a full-body workout!

Dual action exercise bikes have handle bars attached to them that move in conjunction with the pedals.  As you push and pull them back and forth, it gives your arms and shoulders a great workout.  The faster you pedal, the faster the handles will move.  Or, the faster you push and pull on the handles, the faster the pedals will move.  It’s a very simple exercise that can give you huge results!

But it’s not just about arms.  A dual action exercise bike also gives your abs and obliques a good workout, because those are the muscles that work hard to keep you upright on the bike.

Additionally, a dual action exercise bike gives you a great cardio workout without putting a ton of stress on your back.  To get a good workout, you don’t have to lift anything, lean forward, or deal with herky-jerky movements.  Just like a traditional exercise bike, a dual action bike offers fluid movements that take the stress off your joints.  Most other fitness machines can’t say that!

With a dual action exercise bike, you get an all-in-one machine that doesn’t take up a ton of space.  And, if you’re really tight on room, you can even get a folding dual action bike.  After all, who wants to turn their entire house into a gym?

But if you ever get sick of working out your arms, the handles come with locks, so that you can use the bike just like a regular one.

Just like traditional exercise bikes, dual action bikes come with three types of resistance – fan resistance, belt resistance, and magnetic resistance.

Most of the time, you need to spend a little more money to get the dual action feature.  Because it does a lot more than the average exercise bike, you can’t get it on the super-cheap models.

So, what’s one of the most popular dual action exercise bikes?

The Schwinn Airdyne.

With a fan resistance system, this bike cools you off as you workout.  It also comes with a sturdy steel frame.  And it also has a ton of extras – like computers that measures the number of calories you’ve burned, the distance you’ve pedaled, the RPMs at which your traveling, and even a built-in water bottle holder.

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