exercise spin bike and prostate issues

[mackabee]

Hi all

Just wanted to get an idea on how to carry on spin bike exercise despite having a prostate infection.
I have been cycling up to now without shorts with padding. I have bought a pair now.
Also i guess i need to change my seat posture to avoid putting pressure on that whole groin/perenium area.
I have a tendancy to lean forwards. Should i be sitting more upright ?

I only do 20 mins a day on the bike 5 nights a week.
I dont want to give it up as it improves my quality of like a hell of a lot - its the best and most time effieicent exercise i can do. (i havent got time for long runs or going to the gym).

Anyone else experienced these problems or have any advice..

Thanks

Mackabee

 

[RyanW]

That's definitely an unfortunate problem. Sitting on a bike seat is always going to be problematic when you have prostatitis. Is there any way you can take a short break from biking until the infection subsides? Instead of biking for 20 minutes, maybe jogging for 20 minutes. Also, some rec centers (very cheap) offer hand bikes that are similarly effective. But, in general, I don't think there's a specific bike seat/pair of shorts you can buy that will alleviate the pain. Sitting with a different posture I feel may cause some degree of back pain.

Avoiding too much pressure on the prostate (i.e. bike seats) may help the infection to heal, assuming you're taking some antibiotics.