Is spinning a good exercise to loose weight after having a baby?

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wonder

Actually Iwonder which exercise works for entire bady weight loose. i heard Spinning works most on the legs and not an entire body, esp, not at all on abs? is it true? I am trying to loose my baby fat and wonder which cardio exercise is the best?

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Any sort of aerobic exercise is good. Even walking with the baby in the stroller. As far as the uncomfortable seat, it depends on the manufacturer of the bike on the comfort factor. You can also buy padded bicycle shorts which help quite a bit also.

How do you survive biking 30 miles a day to get to school and back?

Kendall

My school is about 25 minutes away from my apartment by car, and I thought that it would be a good idea to bike that distance instead.

Through Google maps, I found that the distance from my home to the school is about 15 miles. Therefore, the distance back would also be about 15 miles. In total I would have to ride about 30 miles every weekday to get to school and back.

The 15 miles to get to the school is of moderate difficulty. I'd say I had to stop about 5 times to catch my breath and take a sip of water. Those 5 stops also include having to stop because I often find it way too hard to traverse over hills.

The 15 miles to get back is a different story. I have to take about 10 stops to catch my breath, and I have yet to complete it without a 30 minute stop at a convenience store to rest.

How should I go about my days so that I can progressively take less breaks on my way to and back from work? Are there exercises I should do in my downtime? Is there a particular interval I should be drinking my water? Is there a certain diet I should be following? Should I be eating snacks while cycling?

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15 miles may seem like a long distance now. With TRAINING - 15 miles is nothing. My "short" exercise ride runs from my apartment to the St. Louis Riverfront Trail (south end) and partially up the trail - then back home. 18 miles. Long ride? All the way up & back...31 miles round trip. And I'm OLD with a gimpy back & arthritic knees. You gonna let an old man beat you?

Have your saddle at the proper height for optimal leg extension & power. Learn how & when to shifts gears. Learn "spinning" and "cadence". See links...
http://sheldonbrown.com/saddles.html#height
http://sheldonbrown.com/gears.html
http://www.bicycling.com/training-nutrition/training-fitness
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zam74qlzGtQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY9dVZW9qGo
http://www.bicycling.com/training-nutrition/training-fitness/core

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