Riding Can Be Good for Your Health

Are you looking to lose weight or simply live a healthier lifestyle? If so, you might consider a childhood classic: bike riding. Depending on how you decide to bike ride, it can be an aerobic or cardiovascular exercise. Choosing to ride an American made bicycle or industrial cycle could produce many health benefits.

Bike riding is an excellent way to burn calories. An average sized person burns about 598 calories for mountain biking for one hour. A leisure ride will burn approximately 281 calories per hour.

Many people who try to exercise complain that it is boring. Working out in the gym can become monotonous. With bike riding, you get a change of scenery every time you exercise. Bike riding for your health and to lose weight allows you to experience the great outdoors. With each outing, you can change it up and take a new route.

If going outdoors to exercise is not your thing, choosing bike riding gives you the ability to stay indoors as well. Stationary cycling is an excellent alternative when your area is experiencing inclement weather, or you do not feel like going outside.

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