Pros and Cons of Owning a Schwinn Active 20 Series Recumbent Exercise Bike

It is really convenient and easy to have your own workout machine within the comforts of your home.

With all the trendy and full-featured fitness machines that are currently available in the market, it’s very difficult to choose which one would fit our lifestyle and cater to our individual weight goals.

Are you one of those people who have been looking for an affordable yet effective cardio workout machine that you can use indoors? If you are, then this review will help you decide if the Schwinn Active 20 Series Recumbent Exercise BikeSchwinn Active 20 Series Recumbent Exercise Bike is the right workout machine that you have been wanting to buy. Here are the pros and cons of this exercise bike.

PROs

• Why get a recumbent bike in the first place? If you have a back problem like I do but still wants to exercise, this is perfect because you can rest your back while working out. You will also reap the benefits of riding a bike, but without leaving the comfort of your home, especially if the weather outside is not suitable for biking.
• The Schwinn Active 20 Series is easy to assemble because the instructions in the manual are clear. The parts and tools that you need to get it up and running are properly labeled as well for your ease. Within an hour or less of assembling the machine, you can already get your body burn some calories!
• By having this machine you don’t only get to bike and break a good sweat while indoors, but it also comes with 11 preset workout programs, including one that you can personalize to fit your needs.
• It sports a grip heart rate and pulse monitor that helps you keep track of your own fitness progress.
• This exercise bike is awfully quiet! I like exercising while watching a TV show or my favorite DVD movie and this bike sound never interfered with my watching. You wouldn’t even bother your family members or house mates with this bike because it does not contribute to the noice pollution at all.

CONs

• The LCD screen has no backlight, thus, is often difficult to read especially when exercising in a room with limited lighting. It flashes information such as your speed, distance, RPM, time, watt, pulse and calories, which are useful stats especially if you can read them well.
• I’ve noticed though that the Schwinn Active 20 Series Recumbent Exercise BikeSchwinn Active 20 Series’ calorie calculator reflects a number that is too high from what I normally see myself burning when I use other machines. It is possible that I really burn relatively more calories when using this exercise bike or that the machine doesn’t deliver accurate data. Whichever the reason is, this might be a huge factor for you when deciding whether to buy this bike or not. You wouldn’t really mind it if you workout using a sportswatch or music player that has accurate pulse rate monitors.