Seven Good Reasons to Get on Your Bike.

Submitted by: Maxwell Starritt

Like many people I lead a hectic lifestyle and don’t have much free time to go to the health club to boost my health and fitness. I’ve always enjoyed cycling outdoors and I fully grasp the health and fitness benefits I could achieve from cycling but poor weather conditions, heavy traffic and traffic fumes generally put me off. A better decision I imagined would be to look into a piece of equipment I could use in the home and believed a stationary exercise bike to be a great investment. After investing much time and effort taking a look at the best alternatives around and what would be probably the most suitable bike for me, I chose a somewhat fancy Proform product costing £300. After six months it ended up being a rather fancy, high priced clothes horse.

What is it that keeps us motivated to maintain a health and fitness regime? I glanced around at my clothes bike right after watching a news item on the recent Tour de France and decided I needed to revisit the motive why I chose to invest so much hard cash on the bike and to get me back on it. This is what I came up with:

1)Drop weight: somebody who weighs 12½ stone can burn 650 calories by cycling for one hour, and can tone the legs and bottom in the process.

2)Improve heart and cardiovascular system: any cardio vascular exercise such as cycling will improve the role of the heart. Cycling is excellent as it can train the heart to be stronger which results in significantly less strain on the heart. The risk elements that result in a heart attack can be decreased by frequent cycling so you are 50% less prone to have a heart attack.

3)Strengthen muscles and joints: as we get older the strength of our muscles reduces and our muscles start to shrink. Cycling activates each of the body’s muscle groups, and because the muscles hold together the skeletal system, strengthening the muscles supports and protects the skeleton. Cycling could also avert slipped discs by stimulating the muscles in the lower back and being a non weight bearing exercise, cycling isn't going to impact and damage the joints in the hips and knees.

4)Improve the immune system: cycling will help strengthen the immune system and contributes to a healthy and balanced life. Moderate activity such as cycling can enhance immune response to tumour cells and prevent other ailments.

5)Mental health: cycling has a relaxing effect because of its uniform and cyclical motion. Stabilising the physical and psychological activities of the body by cycling can serve to eliminate anxiety, depression and mental stress.

6)Looking good: Cycling improves body shape, but it also improves the condition of the skin because the improvement in metabolism and circulation will help carry nutrients to the skin and carry away impurities. Cycling also helps boost your notion of yourself which influences how individuals see you.

7)Reduce blood pressure: cycling can help to reduce your blood pressure which in turn may help to prevent a stroke as well as other conditions.

So, as well as improving physical fitness and stamina, cycling incorporates a wealth of other wellbeing benefits. Naturally there's nothing like the open road, but a stationary exercise bike can be used any time of day and in any weather, without having the concern of inhaling traffic fumes. You are able to ride safely whilst listening to tunes or watching your favourite TV programmes, and never have to be concerned about getting knocked off. It’s time to get back again on the bike, and establish some physical exercise into my daily regimen.

About the Author: Fitness, exercise, bodybuilding and strength training advisor for a number of years Max Starritt has helped many people to achieve their goals http://www.powerandmuscle.com/compare_exercise-bikes-3.html

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