Originally Posted by Nan Cyclist

I've been thinking about the term "forced exercise" especially after reading the posts on AAN Big Exercise and the other posts about the effects of having someone stretch our limbs for us. The thing that these all have in common is that they force our bodies to move about 50% past our normal personal limits. I'm wondering if forced pace cycling isn't necessarily 80-90 rpm, but 50% more than a person can normally do. 80-90 works for me because I normally cycle at 55-60 rpm. But if a person's normal is 30, would 45 be enough of a forced pace to make the difference. And if people are having great results from AAN Big Exercise is it because they are moving at about 50% more than normal? I would be curious to test the hypothesis. Perhaps as we begin the pedaling program here in Seattle, we'll be able to add a little insight into this process of healing through exercise. Any thoughts or experiences along this line?