What are the benefits of riding a bicycle

Bicycles are a means of transportation in the old days. At that time, transportation was not well developed, and the country was not so prosperous. So if there was a bicycle in the family, it was considered relatively wealthy. Nowadays, bicycles are a kind of fitness tool for people. Many people organize a team to participate in bicycle competitions every week. This way of fitness is also very healthy. Riding a bicycle can bring many benefits to our body. So what are the benefits of riding a bicycle?

Fitness effect

(1) It can prevent brain aging and improve the agility of the nervous system. The results of modern sports medicine research show that cycling is a heterolaterally dominated sport. Alternating pedaling with both legs can develop the functions of the left and right sides of the brain at the same time, preventing premature aging and neglect.

(2) It can improve cardiopulmonary function, exercise lower limb muscle strength and enhance overall endurance. Cycling has the same endurance training effect on internal organs as swimming and running. This exercise not only benefits three pairs of joints and 26 pairs of muscles in the lower limbs: hip, knee, and ankle, but also works the muscles in the neck, back, arms, abdomen, waist, groin, and buttocks. The joints and ligaments also get corresponding exercise.

(3) Can help lose weight. When riding a bicycle, due to the periodic aerobic exercise, the exerciser consumes more calories and can achieve significant weight loss effects.

(4) Can improve sexual function. Cycling 4-5 kilometers every day can stimulate the secretion of estrogen or androgen in the human body, enhance sexual ability, and contribute to the harmony of sexual life between couples. ·

(5) It can prolong life. According to survey statistics from relevant international committees, postmen have the longest life expectancy among all kinds of people in different professions in the world. One of the reasons is that they often ride bicycles when delivering letters.

Cycling can not only help you lose weight, but also make your body more shapely and attractive. People who lose weight through exercise, or who exercise while dieting, have better and more attractive figures than those who only rely on dieting to lose weight. I don't know how to describe "more charming", but the fact is that the strong muscles brought by exercise and the slender ankles trained by cycling are much better looking than dieting that makes you haggard and veiny! Proper exercise can secrete a hormone that makes you cheerful and happy. From experience, we know that cycling can produce this hormone.

There are many benefits and functions of riding a bicycle, and you can practice them while riding. It is better to experience it yourself than to hear others tell you ten times. Then you will know the benefits of riding a bicycle. However, riding a bicycle also has harmful effects. As long as you abide by the rules and posture of riding a bicycle, you can avoid such harm. It is best to choose a softer seat cushion.