Cycling – Not Only A Mode Of Travelling But Also Key To Your Health And Fitness

Cycling, Health and Fitness you must be wondering that after all what the relationship between these three words is, or if is there a relationship at all? The answer to this is a firm and positive Yes! Various studies have shown that there is definitely a relationship between cycling, health and fitness such that cycling is directly related to having good health and fitness. This article further reveals this fact.

How Is Cycling Related To Your Health?

Increasinigly, cycling is a key to health and fitness. It can not only reduce your body weight but also protect you from various heart diseases. Cycling can be done by people of all ages. There is no specific time or limit for cycling. You can go for cycling anytime, in any dress. Cycling reduces the risk of blood pressure, heart diseases, diabetes and obesity. According to a study it is said that cycling can reduce the risk of death, and help you in living a long and healthy life.

How Cycling Affects You?

People usually cycle for two reasons- when they want to reach somewhere or when it is related to their health. Cycling is an easy and simple way of shaping up your body. It helps you in losing weight. Yes, in a day, lots of energy (approx 400 calories per hour) is taken up by our body in form of beverages, alcoholic drinks, cheese, cream, potatoes, chocolates or any deep fried dish. These calories can be burned by cycling for few minutes and thereby helping you to maintain your health and fitness.

Besides reducing weight, cycling helps in raising your confidence and mood. It reduces the depression, stress and studies reveal that it can relieve symptoms of premenstrual syndrome. It also improves your leg strength because while cycling, your legs play an important role. With this, your legs flexibility is improved which helps you in getting up and sitting down more easily. Not only this, choosing the option of cycle over car can help in reducing noise and air pollution and also traffic congestion.

According to studies, it is said that cycling short distances for four times a week can boost up 11 percent of aerobic fitness. If you cycle eight miles in a day then your aerobic fitness is increased to 17 percent.

Cycling is the only physical activity that followed by a majority of our population as a daily routine. It is recommendable that you should do cycling twice in a day - morning and night to maintain your health and fitness. You should start off with covering few yards and then slowly increase the distance. Although there are different forms of cycling but you should choose the one that you enjoy while doing, as mental peace and happiness is a key to health and fitness.

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