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I exercise for 45-60 minutes a day on one of those bicycle things in my house...and I have a few questions. First, is this a good amount of time in order for me to loose weight? If so, how long will it take me to loose 10-15 pounds (with a good diet)? Second, is it normal for my thigh muscles to swell afterward? Third, I don't want my thighs to be huge with muscle...they alreay are muscular. Will this work out do more fat-burning or muscle-building?
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I will answer your question one at a time and then explain the whole thing :)
1. Yes it is a great amount of time
2. It depends on your weight and height as of now... If you are overweight, you will lose weight faster, if you are already pretty fit then it will take longer. So it could take little as three weeks to over 3 months.
3. I am not sure about your muscle swelling thing :( sorry
4. Sadly your legs are the ones thats getting worked out so you will build up some muscle in your leg but I am sure you won't get those body builder muscles (to put it simply) however it IS a leg workout mostly... so if you don't like it then you might want to think of the alternatives...
That brings me to my conclusion, it's great that you are exercising for that amount of time and with a good diet you will definetly see results sooner or later. As to if you don't want muscle in your legs then I suggest you stretch and do pilate exercise afterwards to cool you down... (I do the cross country and I jog/run when i am off season but I always do other form of exercise such as pilate to give me LEAN muscle not bulky muscle) don't exercise so vigoriously that you can't even cool down. Maybe that's why your thigh muscles swell...Exercising too hard. I've experienced that if I push myself too hard (after taking off from exercising for a while to start back up) things happen... I've blacked out for a moment, and my legs collapsed after i got off the exercise machine (the one you are talking about) so if you are a beginner, take it slow. Don't over do it that you won't last long. It's not about you doing it as much as you can, it's about controlling your body and keep exercising daily.
if you have more question, you know where to hit me up :D
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Thanks so much. I really appriciate your advice.
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