Cycling has shown me the best sports
Why do we ride bicycles? Many people don't know how to give a specific answer.
For those who have been riding for a long time, this sport has almost become a way of life. They don't know how to understand daily life without bicycles. Those who have not tried cycling will miss many benefits of cycling, and here are 15 reasons to convince them.
1. It can keep people in shape. Cycling can improve our physical condition and overall health. Compared with other mainstream sports such as running, cycling has other advantages: it is a sport with almost no impact, so our joints will not suffer from severe pain due to cycling. In addition, the high efficiency of bicycles allows us to easily adjust the exercise plan, making the progress curve very easy to achieve.
2. It can make people sick less. Different studies have shown that in addition to general health benefits such as helping to lower cholesterol, control fat or lower blood pressure, moderate exercise also has a direct effect on improving the immune system, which means that cyclists are less sick than those who do not ride.
3. It can improve lung capacity. Urban pollution, coupled with other environmental factors, has caused a sharp increase in the incidence of various respiratory diseases such as asthma in recent years. Endurance sports such as cycling can reduce the impact of these diseases to a large extent, because our lung capacity will increase with cycling training, so in daily life, we will be less affected by asthma attacks or other environmental problems.
4. It can help fight diseases. A study by King's College London compared 2,400 pairs of twins and found that the twins who participated in cycling exercises were younger. The reason given by the researchers is that cycling helps the human body to fight diseases more effectively and regenerate cells faster.
5. It helps people's mental health. Nowadays, various mental health problems do plague people, but cycling can improve these problems because cycling can increase the secretion of hormones such as endorphins and act as a natural antidepressant. In addition, when we are riding, we can also forget all kinds of problems that make us heavy and anxious, so that we can often look at these problems from a different perspective. In popular terms, it probably means reconciliation with ourselves.
6. Protect the environment and sustainable development. Climate change has become a reality, which has made people begin to pay attention to the use of environmentally friendly and sustainable transportation methods to reduce pollution to the environment. In many trips, if cars can be replaced with bicycles, they will contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This may not seem like much, but in the end, it’s like marginal gains, which can add up to a lot.
7. It can help people reduce stress For many people, the huge pressure caused by work or different daily tasks can become difficult to cope with. Incorporating cycling into our daily life can help improve daily time management, so that we can adapt to the various stressful environments now. In addition, it becomes a kind of leisure exercise for us every day, allowing us to get rid of all those things that stress us out and then start the new day with a good mental outlook.
8. It can make weight loss easier At the current pace of life, weight loss may become an odyssey between consuming too many calories, junk food and uncontrolled eating. In addition, because of the normal amount of activity, we must greatly reduce our food intake to achieve the goal of effective weight loss. Cycling will make us more moderate in our food diet, and the extra calories consumed by cycling also means that we can eat normally to avoid suffering in the process of weight loss.
9. It is conducive to the development of other sports For many people, cycling is not an end in itself, but a sport that is done just for enjoyment. However, cycling is very helpful for the training of other sports because it allows us to improve cardiovascular capacity in a very benign way. For example, a well-trained cyclist has a physical foundation that allows him/her to absorb more training and have better recovery when exercising. Long-distance runners have long discovered that cycling can replace some of their long-distance running training subjects, especially if they are preparing for events such as marathons that require a lot of training.
10. Help people fall asleep quickly When we ride a bicycle, the body secretes substances such as serotonin, which can reduce anxiety and help us fall asleep sweetly. But it should also be noted that overly intense training will make it more difficult for people to fall asleep, so don't delay training for too long, so that when the body adjusts itself, it will still be in an excited state of exercise, which will affect normal sleep.
11. A good way to make friends Cycling is a sport that is more suitable for multiple people to participate. Once we start riding, we will meet people who ride similar routes as us. We can also join cycling clubs and start sharing cycling experiences with different people. Over time, many people will eventually become real friends.
12. The perfect choice for travel When traveling, cycling not only allows us to go further than those who only hike, but also discover nature from multiple angles, allowing us to enjoy the fun of travel in a more intense way than pure tourists. One of the highlights of cycling is backpacking, where the bike becomes our means of transportation and our home on our backs, which makes cycling itself a real outdoor experience.
13. Improve intestinal function Those with intestinal problems can also benefit from cycling. According to different studies, exercising helps to reduce the time it takes for food to pass through the large intestine, thereby reducing the amount of water absorbed by the large intestine and making it easier to excrete.
14. Make daily commuting more cost-effective Using bicycles as our daily means of transportation to work is not only beneficial to the environment, but also to our financial planning. In fact, as long as we can give up the car and ride a bicycle instead, you will obviously notice the change in the thickness of your wallet. Few people really realize how much money they spend on gasoline, and in many cases, cycling is completely feasible in terms of distance and time.
15. Make people more confident When a person is able to ride more than 100 kilometers or walk a mountain road, when they return home, they will feel that they can do anything. This feeling only enhances confidence and makes us feel that we can face any challenge we set for ourselves not only on a bicycle, but also in daily life.
As time goes by, most people become clumsier in performing daily tasks. Many people think that this is due to age, but cycling, an activity that requires balance, allows us to improve our motor skills, which also has a positive impact on our daily lives, making us more capable of facing various challenges.
We talk about everything: endorphins, health, friends, etc. In the end it comes down to the fact that cycling makes us happy for very little money. Forgetting all the problems, enjoying the fantastic environment, sharing the effort with friends, the beer after the ride, the photo on the top of the mountain, the ride of conquering that difficult route, all of this finally makes our life full of real enjoyment and happiness.
