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benefits of pedaling backwards. In the first experiment, the researchers began to assess the impact of pedaling backwards the rate of heart heart (HR), oxygen consumption (VO2) and calories burned compared to pedaling forward, according to the New York Daily News how.
Riding a stationary bike works your core, in addition to your lower body. Photo Credit kzenon/iStock/Getty Images. Pedaling a stationary bike in the privacy of your home or while visiting a gym helps you improve your cardiovascular conditioning and burn calories without harming your joints.ot Just For Your Lower Body. As you pedal the stationary bike, you're strengthening a multitude of muscles concurrently. Pedaling works your glutes and hip flexors, plus leg muscles such as your quadriceps, calves and hamstrings.