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Posted 14 Nov 2025 at 07:01

Good morning All. My husband is going through teatment fo Stage 3 Prostate cancer and will start Chemotherapy treatment from December. 
We wanted to get an exercise bike so he can get some exercise.He never usedgym or exercise bike before. So I am bit worried. Just wondering if I can get some advise on this please.Thanks in advance.

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Posted 14 Nov 2025 at 10:10

I also have never used a gym or an exercise bike. I do a bit of cycling and a bit of walking.

If I bought an exercise bike it would end up sitting in the spare bedroom doing nothing. If I have never used one before I can not see why I would use one after a cancer diagnosis.

Your husband may be different to everyone else, but the world is full of unused exercise bikes.

Maybe but one secondhand.

Dave

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Posted 23 Nov 2025 at 20:32

Hi Sue,

I think Dave's advice is good, there is a good chance that you will end up with an exercise bike that is unused and gets in the way somewhere in your house. It can work though, I have one and I can pedal for ages on it but I have spent a lot of my life out mountain biking. If you do get one then you need something to distract whilst pedalling like listening to music or watching tv or ideally a route simulation (some good bikes will have a screen that shows you doing the Tour de France 😁), otherwise it's too easy to give up. Also, it is advisable to vary the resistance e.g. do 5 mins easy, then 5 mins hard as if going up hill, then back to 5 mins easy again etc. If you can get a routine going then it is good exercise and a sure way to lose weight. A few years ago prior to my PCA, I used to nip into a gym before work for 4 days per week and I managed to do 40 minutes each time. I never, felt so good and I lost weight. However, I am struggling now though as I am on HT, of which the impact of it on my body, makes any exercise difficult.

As Dave advised, try find a 2nd hand bike to start with or maybe go try for a trial at a gym?

all the best

Spongebob  

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Posted 28 Dec 2025 at 11:20

Hi Sue

In the years before surgery I used a Wahoo Kickr Bike and apps like Zwift to make the rides interesting. The OE saddle was horrendous and whatever bike you try I recommend getting a perineum-friendly one like mine:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SMP4Bike-Mens-TRK-Saddle-16-0-cm/dp/B0069HRSQ2/ref=asc_df_B0069HRSQ2?mcid=4c82667df338394f9b8a85ad6b8cae5e&th=1&psc=1&tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=697292508373&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6246969021601850233&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9196631&hvtargid=pla-706719015762&psc=1&hvocijid=6246969021601850233-B0069HRSQ2-&hvexpln=0&gad_source=

Shortly before my surgery I switched to a treadmill - a secondhand NordicTrack I found online for £100.  I may return to the bike in due course, once my insides have healed and settled down fully. I’ll be taking the surgeon’s advice on that.

Getting fitter before the op was a big help, with a view to staying fit now it’s done.

Idle bikes and treadmills infest the garages and spare rooms of the nation so you should have no trouble snagging a bargain. Good luck!

Edited by member 28 Dec 2025 at 11:25  | Reason: Not specified

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Posted 25 May 2026 at 07:44

Originally Posted by: Online Community Member

Hi Sue

In the years before surgery I used a Wahoo Kickr Bike and apps like Zwift to make the rides interesting. The OE saddle was horrendous and whatever bike you try I recommend getting a perineum-friendly one like mine:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SMP4Bike-Mens-TRK-Saddle-16-0-cm/dp/B0069HRSQ2/ref=asc_df_B0069HRSQ2?mcid=4c82667df338394f9b8a85ad6b8cae5e&th=1&psc=1&tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=697292508373&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6246969021601850233&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9196631&hvtargid=pla-706719015762&psc=1&hvocijid=6246969021601850233-B0069HRSQ2-&hvexpln=0&gad_source=

 

Shortly before my surgery I switched to a treadmill - a secondhand NordicTrack I found online for £100.  I may return to the bike in due course, once my insides have healed and settled down fully. I’ll be taking the surgeon’s advice on that.

Getting fitter before the op was a big help, with a view to staying fit now it’s done.

Idle bikes and treadmills infest the garages and spare rooms of the nation so you should have no trouble snagging a bargain. Good luck!

Great advice — getting fitter before surgery really does make recovery easier. Hope the healing continues smoothly!

Edited by moderator 25 May 2026 at 08:18  | Reason: gaming link

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Posted 26 May 2026 at 22:35

Hi All

I have an exercise bike which I bought about 10 years ago and have used most of the last ten years. I wanted to get fit for sixty! Well nearer to 70 now and have stage 4 PC, on HT and just finished chemo. I am still using the bike as it really helps manage fatigue (although I haven't been on it last few days because of side effects of chemo..).

I have signed up for Sir Chris Hoy's Tour de 4 in September and intend to use that as the motivation to do more on the indoor bike - I have signed up to do the indoor bikes in the velodrome not the road sessions!!!!

It is about personal motivation - get the head right and the rest will follow. Yes a bike will end up not being used if you only pay lip service - if you want to help yourself then get in the saddle!!!

I have a Reebok one which has many different settings for resistance and has different programmes to mimic cycling up hills and varying the resistance as you along, so you can tune it to how you are feeling.

Give it a try - you can always sell it on if it does not suit.

You can also get a different saddle if things are a bit uncomfortable down there!! (I did give it a miss after my biopsy for a while.......)

 

Best wishes - stay positive

CeePee

 
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