When it comes to choosing an exercise bike that will help you to get into the shape that you want, you have many different choices to select from. Perhaps the biggest options out there today when it comes to selecting an exercise bike is whether or not get an upright, or selecting a recumbent bike. For many people though, while the recumbent exercise bikes may be very comfortable and easy to use, they still prefer to have an authentic upright workout each and every single time. This is why when it comes to selecting an excellent upright exercise bike that offers you a rate number of features and benefits without having to cost you an arm and a leg, you need to choose the Smooth UB4 Upright. This model will help you get into the best shape possible without having to worry about traffic, flat tires or even bad weather. This is an easy to use and very effective piece of home exercise equipment.

The Smooth UB4 upright exercise bike features a 17.6 pound flywheel which gets its resistance from electromagnetic Eddy current braking system. It offers you a frictionless and noiseless operation each and every single time that you choose to get on the Smooth UB4 Upright.

The seat of this Smooth exercise bike is designed to be extra wide to in order to disperse more pressure when sitting on the device. This makes it very comfortable and very roomy exercise bike that will help you to get into the best shape that you could possibly reach. Furthermore, the seat is fully adjustable which allows just about anyone to make use of this exercise bike as it can be adjusted up to a height that is perfect for people who are 6′6″ tall.

Electromagnetic Eddy current braking system is what allows the Smooth UB4 Upright to run quietly and without friction but it also allows you to adjust the resistance levels on-the-fly without having to interrupt your actual workout. You’ll be able to choose from up to 16 different levels resistance to help you increase or decrease the intensity levels of your workout.

One of the many benefits that is associated with the Smooth UB4 Upright exercise bike that many users have raved about is that of the built-in body fat as well as BMI calculator which can be found in the user control console. This calculator will help you keep track of your body fat levels based on your height and weight and will assist in helping you to monitor your weight loss as well as muscle toning progression throughout the year. The user control console itself is a two color display which gives you various aspects readouts of your current workout including that of speed, time, distance, RPM, Watts, pulse, pulse recovery, calories, body fat as well as your body’s temperature. In order to monitor the actual heart rate throughout the entire workout you’ll be able to make use of contact sensors which are built directly into the grips.

The Smooth UB4 Upright comes complete with five different heart rate control programs which are based on the settings in which you choose. This can be 55%, 65%, 75% or even 85% of your maximum heart rate. These programs make use of the contact sensors which collects your heart rate data an intern adjust the intensity levels of the device to ensure that you stay within your targeted heart rate. This will help you to optimize your fitness levels throughout each and every single workout session. Furthermore, you will be also be able to make use of the recovery pulse measurement system which allows you to continuously monitor your heart rate after you have finished your workout in order to evaluate your current cardiovascular fitness levels.

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