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People who say this make me laugh because it is extremely obvious that you don't exercise, either indoors or outdoors. It's like asking "why would anyone ever buy an oven when you literally could just eat the raw ingredients", presumably you've just never consumed food before.
There are benefits to stationary cardio. 1) More convenient 2) Easier to zone out 3) Built in pacer 4) Safer 5) Doesn't matter if it's snowing/raining/humid/hot/dark. 6) Can be done from home, relevant if you have kids, on call duties, etc 7) Good way for adults to learn how to ride a bike in the first place 8) two people can run next to eachother at different paces while chatting 9) can be stopped at any point and you're never 2 miles from your destination 10) Some people just don't enjoy riding in the road, and riding on sidewalks is illegal in many areas 11) can be set for very long downhill or uphill segments that aren't realistic in the real world 12) easier to follow a class/routine.
Like. People aren't just idiots. They use them because there are good reasons to use them.
Aka artificial exercise for pussies who can't handle real cycling or running because they are delicate little flowers who can't handle inconveniences.
I do indoor cycling. I also did a nonstop 400km gravel ride this summer, is that real enough for you, strong man?
Really, you didn't get off your bike for 13 hours straight (at 30 kph)?
I don't believe you.
Don't know where you live but around where I am it can get hot enough in the summer that just being outside is a hazard let alone to exercise. How's bout we save the paramedics some time and not get heat/sun stroke because some folks think they are badasses who can shrug off the wroth of Sol Invictus.
Indoor cycling / running is "just as hard", you can scale it to the difficulty you prefer.
Exercise, for 95% of people, is about being healthy. Making that more convenient means you are more inclined to stick with it which is a win. Making it artificially harder in ways that don't directly contribute to your goals just increases the chance of burnout, skipping days, etc. Or just making it easier in ways that actively harm your goals.
I would prefer someone take every opportunity to make their exercise experience easier in non-material ways if it meant they tried a bit harder on the actual relevant stuff e.g. increase resistance, time, weight, etc.
Imagine thinking you're macho for riding a bike inside.
God there's some strange people on here.
any trails that you can reliably doomscroll while hiking?