How to Use stationary bicycle in a Sentence

stationary bicycle

noun
Definition of stationary bicyclenext
  • Justine straddled the only other seat in the bare room, a small stationary bicycle in the corner.
    — Forsyth Harmon, refinery29.com, 3 Mar. 2021
  • To say this is the partnership of a stationary bicycle with a fitness app would be the undersell of the century.
    — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 29 Jan. 2019
  • Fernandez spent Tuesday morning riding a stationary bicycle on the edge of the club’s training pitch.
    — Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive, 10 Sep. 2019
  • On the space station, Mr. Kelly exercised six days a week, jogging on a treadmill for about 30 to 40 minutes or working out on a stationary bicycle.
    — New York Times, 29 Mar. 2021
  • The catheter passes through the right side of the heart and follows the path of blood flow into the pulmonary artery in the lungs, enabling clinicians to take measurements as the patient exercises on a stationary bicycle.
    — Laura Landro, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Jim Goodman, a member of the garden, created the structure to demonstrate the power of wind, solar and human energies all from the seat of a stationary bicycle.
    — Tom Ackerman, chicagotribune.com, 1 Sep. 2020
  • In the trailer, Baker is seen competing on a stationary bicycle ride with another contestant, when a large hand-shaped paddle slaps him off of the bike and into a pool.
    — Anne Nickoloff, cleveland, 21 July 2021
  • Today our prince sits alone in a dusky blue exercise studio, thighs pumping atop a gleaming black stationary bicycle.
    — New York Times, 16 Mar. 2021
  • Standard stationary bicycles or spin-class versions would likely require us to sprint for more than four seconds to reach an all-out exertion level, Dr. Coyle says.
    — Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2020
  • Every quarter of an hour, I was supposed to ride the stationary bicycle for five minutes; this was to simulate the sort of effort a person would have to make in the course of completing ordinary household chores.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2022
  • The fitness center is small but equipment includes weight machines, free weights, treadmills, and stationary bicycles.
    — Marjie Lambert, miamiherald, 1 Feb. 2018
  • The fitness center is small, but equipment includes weight machines, free weights, treadmills and stationary bicycles.
    — Marjie Lambert, chicagotribune.com, 20 Feb. 2018
  • The wellness center also has equipment such as treadmills, stationary bicycles and weight machines for residents who prefer to work out on their own.
    — Emilia Benton, Houston Chronicle, 15 Jan. 2018
  • Among the equipment is an elliptical machine that Kenyon said is great to help people get rid of a limp, treadmills with TV screens, arm and leg stationary bicycles, and a pitching rebounder.
    — Karen Brainard, Ramona Sentinel, 15 Sep. 2017
  • McGuire had come home each night and tried to burn off his frustration on a stationary bicycle as covid cases skyrocketed across rural Washington in early fall.
    — Eli Saslow, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Nov. 2021
  • During one, the participants rode a stationary bicycle for 45 minutes at a steady, moderate pace.
    — Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times, 30 May 2018
  • There’s also the Peloton App, which offers a digital opportunity to take all of the Bike and Tread classes on a conventional stationary bicycle or treadmill in a gym or in one’s home.
    — Ed Wittenberg, cleveland, 20 Dec. 2019
  • So in a separate study, Baraniuk and his colleagues had 28 ill Gulf War veterans and 10 healthy adults undergo brain scans before and after riding a stationary bicycle.
    — Florence Williams, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2014
  • While some used a treadmill, others used an elliptical machine or a stationary bicycle.
    — Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times, 4 July 2018
  • Four of the women interviewed by the newspaper said that if coaches determined their body fat percentage was too high, they would be required to do additional cross training on a stationary bicycle.
    — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2021
  • Ryde offers a unique style of exercise using what is called Real Ryders, which provide more core movement than a traditional stationary bicycle.
    — Forrest Sellers, Cincinnati.com, 27 Sep. 2017
  • Peloton offers a $12.99-a-month app membership for people who want to use the service with a stationary bicycle or treadmill from another company or try a regular exercise class.
    — Ann-Marie Alcántara, WSJ, 3 Dec. 2020
  • The setup includes a commercial-grade rowing machine, treadmill, stationary bicycle and weight system.
    — Kathy Stephenson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Oct. 2020
  • The study relied on a type of specialized stationary bicycle, but, even so, the results suggest that strenuous but super-abbreviated workouts can produce outsize benefits for our health and well-being.
    — Gretchen Reynolds and New York Times, Star Tribune, 8 Jan. 2021
  • Wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin went through a light jogging and stationary bicycle workout with trainers but did not participate in practice after his knee bent awkwardly under him Sunday.
    — Jourdan Rodrigue, charlotteobserver, 27 Sep. 2017
  • Peloton has already taken some drastic steps, temporarily stopping the manufacture of its flagship stationary bicycle and higher-end Bike+.
    — NBC News, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Their aerobic capacities were measured by having them ride a specialized stationary bicycle to exhaustion; fitness levels among the subjects varied greatly.
    — Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times, 15 May 2018
  • An online-only retailer of eyeglasses found that shoppers appreciated getting their eyes checked; a startup selling luxury stationary bicycles found that its customers liked to cycle alongside other people.
    — Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2019
  • Pretty much every available surface was occupied by machinery—computer screens, thermocouples, an electrocardiogram monitor, a treadmill, and a sort of stationary bicycle that looked like a suitcase with pedals.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2022

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