Cycle your Way to Health, Fitness, and Weight-Loss - By: nulls

Cycling offers a very wide range of health benefits, including the following:
(1) Burning calories, you can burn about 700 calories an hour on a road bicycle, and up to 900 on a spinning bicycle...

(2) Cardiovascular benefits. People who cycle have a heart rate,( at rest of) about 60. Cycling increases indurance,and lowers the heart rate.

(3) cycling is wonderful for building leg muscles, and generally toning the lower body. many women have thigh and hip weight problems, cycling is one of the best ways to solve this problem...

There is nothing like the freedom and adventure to be had exploring the countryside on you bicycle. A few tips to ensure you have an enjoyable cycle.

A comfortable saddle is essential.

Gears to handle uneven terrain.

A ride computer, is not necessary, but it is useful to keep track of speed and distance.

Drinking water, it is recommended to take water every 20 minuites, when on a long cycle ride.

Approptiate lighting on your bicycle, i.e; reflectors and lights.
Last but by no means least, a cycling helmet...

For safe and effective cycling, the items I have mentioned are the bare minimum.

When the object is to loose weight, it is recommended that the cyclist uses a heart monitor. This device is quite simple to use. There is a chest strap, and a wrist unit that measures exercise duration, average and maximum heart rate, and the number of calories burned. 3500 calories is equal to one pound . so if you burn more calories than your intake, you should loss about one pound a week...

Indoor Cycling.

Many people do not like to cycle outdoors, perhaps having to deal with weather changes, then an exercise bicycle is a way of daily cycling at home. You can peddal away, watching television, there are dvd's available, to give you the illusion that you are cycling in the French or Italian countryside.
There are a few different types of exercise bikes, the recumbent ones with bucket seats are very comfortable. The position of the body on the recumbent bike, is very effective bor slimming, and easier on the back...

Spinning Bikes for cycling indoors.

These exercise bikes have weighted fly wheels, to give you the feeling of cycling a road bike indoors. Spinning is usually done in a Gym, or if done at home, is done with dvd instructions.If you are not fit , or have not been working out, you should check with your Doctor before attempting this. It involves intense riding, and maximum calorie burn...

When is the best time to Cycle?

There is no hard and fast rule of when you should cycle. Some experts favour cycling first thing before eating, so as to stimulate the metabolism, while others say you should eat first.Avoid cycling just before your bedtime, as you may be too stimulated to sleep.

Cycling offers many health benefits, it is an aerobic, fat burning exercise. Road cycling gets you out and about while getting in shape. Exercise bikes allow you to exercise regardless of the weather conditions. Spinning bikes will likely send you off to the gym.

Whatever tpe of cycling you choose, you will be more healthy, more fit, and have a beautiful trim figure ...

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