Quote Originally Posted by Sydney View Post
Hi,

Thank you for the quick replies!. When I bought the bike last summer ,my husband tried to steer me toward a lighter more commuter friendly bike. I said, NAY, the heavy bike will give me a great workout and it does......
In theory it sounds great, but I can't help but wonder if it creates the same effect as wearing ankle weights to run or walk in. I seem to recall reading about a study that determined that people wearing ankle weights (or carrying hand weights) while running or walking did not in the end work out better than those who did not have them. The people without the weights tended to exercise faster and longer than those with the weights. In the end the net fitness effect was moot, but the weight users had more injuries.