Probably most of you have watch the video of a pwp riding a bicycle, impressive. I am planning on buying a stationary bicycle but do not know which is better an upright (sit vertical) or a reclining one. Any one out there has an idea or personal experience?
Tato
i have a upright one and i turned on netflix and ride 25 to 45 minutes every morning depending on what program i am watching--i can tell a difference
What do you mean by: "I can tell a difference"?
my hubby just bought me one from amazon $150 it has a seat that actually has a back to it so i can sit back it is much easier than the ones without the back as i have tried both. i just sit back watch my tv and peddle away
I heard that if you watch tv and exercise your brain is not making any progress.because you are distracted by the show on tv.
I don't think that I've heard this before. Do you have a link, or a reference, that you could share with us?
THE LINKHow you may (unknowingly) be training your Body to ignore your Brain — Invig
How you may (unknowingly) be training your Body to ignore your Brain — Invig
Here is a link:
invigoratept.com/blog/brain...
Actually, this article says that riding a stationary bike without doing simultaneous activities like watching the news or a movie does not challenge motor planning. This url on exercise and physical therapy that I got from Frank Church's blog Journey With Parkinsons titled "9 Things to Know About Neuroplasticity in Human Parkinson's" is very good and may explain it better to you.
pdcenter.neurology.ucsf.edu...
I always ride my bike while watching the news, house & garden show or food channel on TV. It makes the brain do more.
well for me my brain is not the problem it is my mobility and if i had to sit and pedal with no distraction i would be focused on how my legs hurt how i need to do dishes laundry and such.the tv allows me to pedal without watching the clock to see how much time i have been exercising therefore i feel it takes my mind off of the fact that i hate to exercise! it works for me.hope you find what works for you.it is really just so important to exercise no matter how you do it. keeps me mobile
RobynS,
How old are you?
i am 55
I'm now 82 1/2 Dx 4 years ago when I accepted that something was wrong; I had been symptomatic for at least 4 years. I'm mainly non-motor. I'm only on Sinemet 25/100 + exercise
I don't know if a stationery bicycle will do as much for you as fast walking has done for me. Read my profile and start to take control of your life again.
Pedal for PD (NBC): nbcnews.com/nightly-news/vi...
The question of whether one form of exercise is better than another ultimately boils down to who people find more credible - a self-styled guru with a mental fix on fast-walking, or a qualified doctor/researcher who actually understands the biophysical correlation between physical exercise/therapeutic benefit.
Link to PubMed study of "therapeutic efficacy of high-rate exercise in PD" (by Jay Alberts et al): ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/264...
I watched this article and am very pleased to see that they are saying exactly what I have been telling everybody for the past 15 years. You need to do energetic exercise at your limit, three times a week. Dr Alberts recommends 45 minutes and I recommend 60 minutes.
Whatever exercise you choose, as long as you are going as fast as you can and maintain that effort for 60 minutes, 3 times a week your Pd symptoms will get better.
I recommend that patients start doing the exercise for as little as 10 minutes each time and build the time up be 5 minutes every second week until you reach one hour.
Tell me about anybody, who only takes medication, has managed to get better?
As I understand it, you get the most benefits from forced exercise via either a tandem bike or a motorized peddler doing 85-90RPM.
The research shows that it doesn't. matter what kind of bike you use, it is keeping the cadence at 80-90 rpm for at least 3 hours per week. That is shown to reduce symptoms an average of 35%. The motorized bike used in research at the Cleveland Clinic has a particular algorithm that I don't know if you can get from a store. Google Parkinson's forced pace cycling to read the studies. Dr. Jay Alberts is the neuroscientist.
At least 3 hours per week? That's new! It used to be 40 mins, 3 times per week. 
You're right of course, but if you push yourself to 3 hours per week, the benefits will be greater.
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