How to get the best health

Cycling is a great form of exercise, and it's a lot of fun. There is lots of health benefits associated with regular cycling. You can burn as many as 750 to 1,000 calories per hour if the biking is hard and continuous. Most people don't work that hard, and so 500-600 calories is more likely. But your calorie expenditure will vary greatly depending on whether you're on a stationary or outdoor bike, how hard you work, how efficient your bike is, and other factors. In comparison to running, biking burns about 25% fewer calories if you equal out the workload. In a similar study of 6,954 men and women who spent an average of three hours per week cycling to work, the risk of dying prematurely was reduced by 28%, even if they didn't do any other exercise. Now, let's go into more details about how cycling benefits our bodies.

1. Cycling Can Reduce Heart Disease
A major study of 10,000 civil servants suggested that those who cycled 20 miles over the period of a week were half as likely to suffer from heart disease as their non-cycling colleagues. This finding was independent of other factors such as smoking, obesity, high blood cholesterol and blood pressure.

2. Cycling Can Help Control Fats
Steady cycling burns approximately 300 calories per hour. A 15-minute bike ride to and from work, five times a week, burns off the equivalent of 5 kg of fat per year.

3. Cycling Can Improve Your Mood
Cycling can have positive effects on how we feel. Moderate exercise has been found to reduce stress, anxiety, and levels of depression. It is believed that the mechanism is linked to the chemical substance, "endorphin", which is highly present in those who are physically active.

4. Cycling is an "easy-to-access" exercise
Cycling is one of the few physical activities, which the majority of the population can enjoy as part of a daily routine. Some people cannot do certain sports, like running, because of the pressure it puts on their joints. So you can try pedaling because it is a low impact movement. This makes cycling a good form of exercise for those with certain joint problems. So there's no excuse for denying you the benefits of taking this simple road to better health.

Whether you're riding around town for errands, commuting to work, working out for exercise, or simply enjoying the sensation of moving under your own pedal power, biking is the right activity for so many reasons. If you haven't been riding, now might be just the right the time to give it a try.