Benefits of cycling
Posted on: 11/Oct/2016 9:57:36 AM
Recent studies have shown that just 20 minutes of daily cycling can almost half your risk of dying from a heart related disease. A study conducted by the Purdue University concluded that regular cycling can cut your risk of heart disease by a whopping 50 percent. Similarly, the Copenhagen Heart Study, which monitored over 5000 people over a period of 14 years, found a major association between high intensity cycling and reduced risk of coronary heart disease death. Cardiovascular diseases are responsible for over 30 percent of the global deaths annually.
Say experts, A daily cycle ride of just 20 minutes is sufficient to achieve this target. Cycling is one of the best cardio exercises for people of all age groups and all body types. It not only helps burn calories and keeps weight under control, but also helps build stamina and increase muscle and bone strength. Being a low impact exercise, it is also soft on the joints and unlike hard gym training sessions, it doesn`t put you at risk of overuse injuries or sprains.
This is why it can also be taken up by elderly people who have arthritic joints. At the same time, cycling is also a major stress relieving exercise, especially when undertaken in a congenial environment such as a park or a non-congested road. Regular cycling stimulates and improves your heart, lungs and circulation, reducing your risk of cardiovascular diseases. Yet again, cycling is a very good way of keeping your weight under check and preventing diabetes. Keeping body weight under control: Obesity is today the key driver of hypertension, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases in India. Rise in the obesity epidemic including in young children is again attributed to physical inactivity.
