5 Benefits of Bike Riding 1. Good Cardiovascular Exercise Bike riding increases the health of your heart. Everybody needs between thirty minutes of aerobic exercise at least three days a week. 2. Kind to the Joints Women often experience joint pain especially in the knees as they get older. Osteoporosis causes joint problems to worsen because of the lack of proper calcium levels in the bones. Bike riding offers exercise without pain. The aerobic benefit is comparable to jogging or running without the strain. Make sure that the seat height on your bike is adjusted to allow your legs full range of motion with each revolution. 3. Strengthens Leg Muscles Bicycling whips those leg muscles into shape. 4. Tones the Gluteus Muscles How’s your bicycle seat? I don’t mean the one on the bike. The gluteus muscles also reap rewards from bike riding. For maximum power, raise your body about an inch off of the seat as you pedal. Squeeze your butt to control the pedaling motion. After a mile or so, those glutes should be on fire. 5. Strengthens Abdomen Bicycling increases your balance. Learning to ride a bike is all about staying upright. To do that, you have to find a balance between your body and the bike. Maintaining that balance strengthens the core muscles of the abdominal region. Tightening the core muscles keeps you from falling off of the bike. The lower abdominals pull your legs back towards you body from the bottom of the cycling revolution. The lower back is also kept pain free by a strong balanced core. Riding a bike is not just for kids. The physical benefits INCREASE as you get older. Besides, bike riding is just plain fun. GET MOVING!
Posted on: Sun, 07 Jul 2013 13:15:09 +0000
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