Benefits of cycling

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If you want a total workout, grab those handlebars and turn into a lean, mean, pedalling machine. By Mae Ann Pasigpasigan-Cortero

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The wind against your skin. The beautiful panorama. Going out on your own. Meeting friends. Freedom. Renewed strength and vitality. Better health. Perfect reasons for you to get a grip on bicycling.

Cycling gives you a total workout as it increases your aerobic capacity and tones various muscle groups like the calves, thighs, and hips. An hour of bicycling burns about 350 to 700 calories. Some physiological changes that go with ageing may even be reversed with the intensity of blood circulating throughout the body. Specific body parts are also affected.

BENEFITS OF CYCLING

Brain. Increased blood flow to the brain during cycling may reduce the risk for stroke. Blood circulation may even improve memory and reasoning skills. The brain's cortex anticipating the physical activity, may actually play a part in speeding up the heart rate.
Heart. Blood vessels, arteries, veins, capillaries. Because of nervous stimulation, the arteries leading to the muscles relax, the arteries, arterioles, and the capillaries widen, and the peripheral veins constrict forcing more blood into the central circulation.
Muscles. Start to burn energy from up to 15 to 25 times more than at rest which results to burning of carbohydrates and stored fat. Muscle groups increase in length during stretching sessions before cycling. Posture and balance also improves. Muscle endurance and tone will result. Because of pedalling, a slight increase or prominence of the working muscle groups like the calves and thighs can be noticed.
Skin. During bicycling, blood flow to the skin increases. This results to sweating-known as the cooling effect.
Hormones. A rush of epinephrine and norepinephrine in the body is evident as the heart rate increases.
Lungs. An increase in blood carbon dioxide levels and temperature forces one to breathe faster and more deeply. This action supplies the oxygen needed by the body. Moderate intensity activities such as biking for six to eight hours every week may reduce the risk of lung cancer in middle-aged men, according to U.S. researchers. This may be attributed to immune function improvement and the increase in overall health of the lungs.
Gallbladder. Harvard researchers report that biking and other routine physical activities may help women avoid gallstone surgery. Physical exertion has been shown to make the gut move more rapidly, reducing the levels of fatty substances (triglycerides) that play a major role in gallstone formation.
Reproduction. Moderate exercise done on a regular basis generally improves reproductive functions of the body. But cycling has been associated with penile impairment and short-term impotence in men due to reduced blood supply and nerve compression in the area of the perineum. To prevent these problems, check if your bike seat is level or pointed a few degrees downward. Think about padding your top tube, buying a wider seat where the pelvic bones support your weight. If symptoms such as numbness continue, consult your doctor.
Kidneys, liver, digestive system, and other organs indirectly involved in the activity do not make use of huge amounts of blood during cycling.
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