5 Reasons Why You Should Go Cycling


Posted August 26, 2016 by priyankaa5317

Cycling daily to work can reduce significant amount of pollutants in the air. Why not do your part, contribute to reduce global warming? It can be a fun way to socialize. Having a partner to ride with is something to look forward to.

 
Cardiovascular Health
Weight Loss
Mental Health
Fitness
Muscles
Cardiovascular Health
Cycling everyday just for fifteen minutes will boost your heart-rate considerably giving your heart the exercise it needs. Cycling is simple enough and is fun to do. So why not have fun while improving your heart’s health? It is a great way to reduce heart diseases.
Weight Loss
This factor is related to heart’s health. More fitter your heart, better the chance to reduce all the unwanted fat. You perspire and breathe hard when cycling; that too for a good amount of time. Through sweat and the air we breath out is how fat is burned. Your body’s metabolism increases significantly. This makes sure that your body loses fat faster than its produced - reducing overall fat in your body.
Mental Health
Cycling requires you to have balance, good posture and a decent amount of coordination: you pedal with your legs in circles while you steer with your hands while looking at the path you ride on. Also, the amount of exercise you get from cycle increases the dopamine levels in your brain which keeps you happy. It is a simple yet effective way to keep your mind healthy. This, in turn, can prove to reduce stress and depression, keep you alert and energetic.
Fitness
This should come as no surprise. Pedalling for a long time requires you to stress your legs. Cycling can be a good workout for you legs.
A fact: Our legs have the largest of the muscles - in our thighs.
Cycling requires you to exert pressure on the pedals, making use of legs in an incredible way. This boosts testosterone levels in your body which can improve your fitness level and muscle strength.
Muscles, Bones, Joints
This is, once again, connected to fitness. Bones will become denser in the long run. This in turn helps muscles grow strong. A week’s inactivity can reduce your muscle strength by half.
But it doesn’t work the other way. A week’s worth of cycling won’t strengthen your muscles twice, but you will see significant results in your muscle strength.

In addition to that, cycling is a great way to strengthen the joints in your legs. This increases the longevity of joints.
Conclusion

Those were five major reasons why you should go bicycling. These are more than enough reasons, but here are few more:

Cycling daily to work can reduce significant amount of pollutants in the air. Why not do your part, contribute to reduce global warming?
It can be a fun way to socialize. Having a partner to ride with is something to look forward to.
Cycling can be done to enhance your performance in a sport. It can contribute to your overall fitness and flexible thus helping you improve your game.
It is cheaper to buy a bicycle than a treadmill. Also, it is a lot better to cycle out in the open, taking in fresh air rather than exercise inside your home.

Get out there, hop on your bicycle and pedal away! And don’t forget to apply sunscreen to your skin, and most important of all - wear a helmet!
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Issued By priyankaa
Website Cyclinghub
Country India
Categories Sports
Tags cycling , fitness , health
Last Updated August 26, 2016