Lots of people ride bikes for lots of different reasons. Here are the top five reasons why you should be out there too.
1. For Your Body Riding a bike offers many health benefits. Here are just a few: increased cardiovascular fitness increased strength increased balance and flexibility increased endurance and stamina increased calories burned It can be done by people of all ages, from childhood up even through the adult years when achy joints don't allow for more stressful exercise like jogging.
2. For Your State of Mind Riding a bike is a proven stress releaser. Regardless of if you are riding purely for pleasure or for a specific purpose, such as to become more mindful about life, you will arrive at your destination feeling relaxed, energized and happier about the world and yourself. Plus, being out on your bike is just flat-out fun.The more time you spend on two wheels, the harder it is to take yourself too seriously.
3. For Your Community Being out on your bike is good for the people around you as well. You are able to go the places you want to go and yet put one less car on the road. You don’t bring with you the noise that a car generates and are actually able to interaction with people as you move. From my bike I can wave to a neighbor, say hi to a kid, smell someone’s dinner cooking and be a warm and friendly human presence on the streets. Also, not insignificant: operating a bicycling does not harm the environment. There is no polluting exhaust released, no oil or gas consumed. And the energy and materials used to manufacture one automobile could be used to created a hundred bikes.
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