I'm very glad to see that there may be no difference between forced and voluntary cycling. After starting on a motor assist bike that my husband rigged up, I became too good for it. So I started on a regular stationary bike and contacted Dr. Alberts' office to see what was the best approach. They suggested continuing without the motor assist, staying down at 80 to 90 rpm, keeping my heart rate up by increasing the resistance,and cycling every second day. Which I've done for over a year now.

RecentlyI've been watching Grey's Anatomy while I pedal and a couple of times have gotten so into it that I pedal longer. It seemed to help more, so now I'm thinking that more than 45 minutes with a 5 minute warm-up and cool-down might be even better. Anyone have any experience with longer times or maybe more frequent times?