Is cycling enough to build leg strength with arthritis?

Is cycling enough? 🦵🏽

Cycling examples include: Nustep (where you don’t make full revolutions), spin bike, recumbent bike (supported seat with back), e-bike, bicycle etc.

It’s important to think about intensity 📶

If your goal is to warmup your knee, reduce stiffness and incorporate easier cardio- staying in the lighter intensity may be appropriate ✅

If your goal is leg strengthening, increasing the intensity is important. The goal is to exert more effort, challenge your muscles and aim for the 5-7 range when it comes to difficulty 👍🏽

Cycling can elicit muscle strengthening in the legs which is vital to support the knees and hips especially with arthritis.

It is important to remember variety is key and mixing it up can be beneficial to get well rounded muscle strength ☝🏽

Also, if cycling doesn’t feel good- there are tons of other ways to strengthen your legs so keep that in mind!

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Not medical advice. Try at your own risk.

[royerno]

I use to ride bike daily now that Im 66yo broke my left hip twice 2 bulged lower back discs what use to be 1-3 range feels like 7-10 range. I found to keep the greatest pain at bay is consistancy and allow time to recover. I only exercise 1-2 times a week. To help me further I follow your lowee body exercuses to keep the joints flexible. I still feel pain but at a much lower level. Your videos are awesome. Thank you.

[InvestorBillionaire]

When one starts best go low and slow then work oneself up..🙏

[RoseTheOverMakeupArtist]

Thank you so much for helping so many people especially older people my age I'll be 76 in one month used to be so physically fit now so physically unfit lol I've got to start watching more of your channel it's just wonderful to help save people's lives and make them happier❤

[clearfamily]

Thank you so much for this information. You're always very informative.🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[maruskaehrensdorfer]

This is a great video and so helpful, thank you! I cycle on a recumbent (seated) stationery bike and I adjust my resistance and speed according to what my body will allow and I'm happy to know that I'm doing the right thing!

[marvinwenger]

Thanks for the info!
I got none on home in my right knee
I’m willing to do whatever it takes to avoid any surgy.
I used to be a trail runner.
I SOO miss the endorphin rush of trail running.
I just can’t quite get the cardio as I used to by running.

[ivananderson]

Is cycling enough to build leg, s like your, s, great video by the way hello from Australia 👍

[BrandyWiseNL]

Combined cycling outside with a mini stepper routine inside. Also enjoy walking loads. All works well. 😊

[marceloaranguizpasche]

Hi, excellent videos. I love cycling, but I crashed riding my bike when crossing a bridge made of wood a month ago; I broke my shoulder as a result and had a repair surgery two weeks ago. Now I may wait around 6 months to get back on cycling. On the other hand, the squat and the deadlift are the best exercises to build leg and core strength anyway, I practiced them weekly over the last 5 years and my leg strength grew a lot, I use cycling for aerobic training part since, at least for me, it is the most funnest and liberated activity, good for both physical and mental health.

[PeterChristofilopoulos]

My personal opinion get a stationary exercise bike that you can change resistance.
The small pedals equipments might look great but there are so many problems such as; the equipment not heavy enough, and as a person with spasticity I find I move the machine...then you have the machine that have power, which is great to help legs move, get your circulation moving ( I felt great as well), but I rather spent the money on exercise bike and did the warm ups to get my legs circulation.

[bcb]

You define the word " strength "

[NoCarNancy]

I love how young people that don't have experience with arthritis give advice 😮

[touch]

Anything this lady has to say about legs, I 100% believe it

[varadarajvpai]

Thank you for the information. I regularly watch your videos, but I didn't find any info on exercises to manage AVN pain. Is it okay for an AVN patient in the third stage to do cycling, or might that negatively impact?

[kam]

Used to bike 80 miles/week for leg workout.... l5-s1 disc surg for severe sciatica, now unable to sit on bike or motorcycle...sold both😢. Still able to hike😊

[CoolBreeze]

Alyssa, what leg exercises do you do??

[Blu]

Whatever it is you are doing for leg strength
Everyone do exactly what the doctor does
No better legs on the planet

[fxdpntc]

I try to cycle every other day. I don’t count miles but I ride for about 2 1/2 hours with one or two 5 minute breaks. The usual routes I take have short and long inclines. My upper thigh muscles are just starting to burn a little bit, on some stretches. I’m 74 now, and this is about my limit at this time. Hopefully it will get easier, and I can add more difficulty going forward. I’ve already noticed some improvement since I started 2 months ago. I’m bone on bone in my right knee, and I don’t want to push to injury.

[marynadononeill]

When I increase intensity my bike it triggers my hip. I am building up distance which also tires the hip but I stop and then start again. It is improving. The intensity increase will have to come later, I am strengthening with the floor exercises.

[GloriaRodriguez-ry]

Thanks for you're videos I love them very much I'm 7 mths PO my therapy stop in April now I do my own excersises at home still on 90 degrees can fully bend it all the way back my range of motion is not strong I do everything I can still with stiffness in the morning ND before I go to bed how long does it take for stiffness do go away..😊