Top 5 Ways cycling improves your wellbeing!

Cycling is a pleasurable and versatile form of exercise that can be done either indoors (using special bikes called trainers) or outdoors. It is good for people of all ages and from different works of life. It is a low impact sport and does not expose the body to wear unlike running and some other forms of exercise. It is gentle on the joints and therefore is convenient for people that want to get in shape or that experience joint pains.

Let us go through some of the great benefits of cycling:

1.  Cardio Workout: According to fitness junkies on Birk sport, cycling is a great cardio workout and   can burn up to 400 calories in an hour. It increases your breathing rate, strengthens your core, and makes your lungs and your endurance stronger. It keeps your heart rate going and gets beneficial oxygenated blood pumping through the body. Cycling is said to help reduce the risk of getting heart disease and cancer.
2. Mental health and wellbeing: cycling can be a great form of meditation. It frees the mind from worry and allows you think more clearly. Cycling releases endorphins and adrenalin which helps to boost your mood. It also helps to boost your confidence and provides the opportunity to explore and enjoy beautiful new sites. It creates the opportunity to meet new people and to expand your social circle as you find a group to ride with outdoors. Graeme Obree, the former Hour Record holder, says that he suffered from depression through most of his life but through biking with a group he was able to overcome his depression.
3. Muscle building: cycling helps you to burn fat and build up your muscles. It builds your core, legs, glutes, and back, strengthening both the lower and upper parts of the body.
4. Improved brain power and cognitive ability:cycling is a good form of exercise that helps to improve brain health and reduces the possibility of getting dementia later in life. During cycling blood flow to the brain rises considerably. It helps to improve your navigational capabilities and your natural sense of direction as you ride and explore new places without necessarily having a map.
5. Improved immune system: cycling helps prevent the common cold simply by strengthening the respiratory system. As a great form of aerobic exercise, it help to knock down chances of falling ill by keeping white blood cells active and producing essential proteins in the body that help maintain the immune system. Cycling helps to encourage restful sleep afterwards which allows the body to heal and restore itself thereby keeping you healthy.