Is it okay for women to ride bicycles?

Whenever the weather is good, we will invite three or five friends to ride bicycles to the suburbs to play together, so we are not unfamiliar with bicycles, but many people don’t know whether riding a bicycle is good. In fact, there is no clear answer to this question, because any food has two sides, we should learn to look at it dialectically. Next, let us understand whether riding a bicycle is good?

The advantage of cycling exercise is that there is no limit on time or speed. Riding a bicycle can not only help you lose weight, but also keep your body in shape. Since cycling is an exercise that requires a lot of oxygen, it can also strengthen heart function. It can also prevent high blood pressure, sometimes more effectively than medication. Riding a bicycle compresses blood vessels, which speeds up blood circulation and allows the brain to take in more oxygen. Combined with inhaling a lot of fresh air, you will feel your mind is clearer. Riding on the bike, you will feel very free and comfortable. It is no longer just a means of transportation, but also a way to please the soul.

Sports experts point out that due to the special requirements of cycling, the arms and torso are mostly static work, while the legs are mostly dynamic work. When the blood is redistributed, the lower limbs are supplied with more blood, and the heart rate changes also vary depending on the speed of pedaling and the undulation of the terrain. The body urgently needs to replenish nutrients and excrete waste, so the heart rate often increases by 2 to 3 times than usual. By practicing this repeatedly, you can develop the myocardium, make the heart bigger, strengthen the myocardial contraction, and enhance the elasticity of the blood vessel walls. This increases lung ventilation, vital capacity, and lung respiratory function.

Experts recommend: The amount of cycling exercise should be moderate. It's not enough to just focus on the distance you travel by bike; the resistance you encounter during cycling can help you keep in shape. Ride for at least 30 minutes each time, but no more than 60 minutes. Keep your upper body relaxed when riding a bike to avoid shoulder and neck pain; do not lower your body too much when riding a bike, otherwise it will restrict abdominal breathing.

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.

The above answers the question of whether cycling is good or not. From this we can see that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, so we can still ride a bicycle in our daily life. It’s just that a bicycle is more difficult to control, so there are many issues we need to pay attention to when riding a bicycle. We must always pay attention to passing vehicles to avoid injuries caused by collisions.