Health and fitness benefits of cycling. Regular cycling can help you lose weight, reduce stress and improve your fitness. As well as information on the health benefits, you'll find plenty of tips below on equipment, road safety and cycle routes. Cycling is the third most popular recreational activity in the UK. An estimated 3.1 million people ride a bicycle each month. As a form of exercise, cycling has broad appeal. Toddlers, pensioners, the able-bodied or people with disabilities can all enjoy cycling if they have the right equipment. Read our guide to cycling for beginners, which includes tips on staying motivated. Cycling is one of the easiest ways to fit exercise into your daily routine because it's also a form of transport. It's a low-impact type of exercise, so it's easier on your joints than running or other high-impact aerobic activities. For example, someone who weighs 80kg (12st 9lb) will burn more than 650 calories with an hour’s riding, and tone their legs and bottom.
Cycling calendar Kit checklist. Mens sana in corpore sano. Mens sana in corpore sano is a famous Latin quotation, often translated as, "A sound mind in a healthy body. " History[edit] Traditional commentators believe that Juvenal's intention was to teach his fellow Roman citizens that in the main, their prayers for such things as long life are misguided. That the gods had provided man with virtues which he then lists for them.
Over time and separated from its context, the phrase has come to have a range of meanings. It can be construed to mean that only a healthy body can produce or sustain a healthy mind. An earlier, similar saying is attributed to the pre-Socratic philosopher Thales: τίς εὐδαίμων, "ὁ τὸ μὲν σῶμα ὑγιής, τὴν δὲ ψυχὴν εὔπορος, τὴν δὲ φύσιν εὐπαίδευτος" What man is happy? Usages[edit] Usage in other writings John Locke (1632–1704) uses the phrase in his book Some thoughts concerning education.Heinrich von Treitschke used this phrase in his work titled, "The Army". References[edit] Cycling and health. Modalshift.org - print version. CRC - Benefits of Cycling. Electric Bike Share Scheme on the Cards for Haringey (UK) 11th Nov 2013 The borough of Haringey was chosen to trial Britain’s first “Barclays Bike-style” electric cycle hire scheme.
Following bids from boroughs to become ‘Mini-Hollands’, Haringey was identified as being an optimum location for this e-bike trial, due to particularly hilly areas in the borough and the potential to use e-bikes to link in with public transport. The trial scheme is likely to operate in a similar way to the existing Barclays Cycle Hire scheme in inner London, with users riding between docking stations, though it will be completely self-contained and bikes will not be interchangeable with the main scheme. Fatalities of Pedestrians, Bicycle Riders, and Motorists Due to Distracted Driving (US) This report analyses road deaths occurring between 2005 and 2010 and finds that distracted drivers are the cause of an increasing share of fatalities found among pedestrians and bicycle riders.
Cycling_review_WTPP.pdf (application/pdf Object) Touring and Recreation. Recreational cycling. Disrupted Bodies, Disrupted Selves: Exploring the Impact of Weig. Age, Physical Activity, and Psychological Well-Being. Acute Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Cognitive Function in Older. + Author Affiliations Address correspondence to Keita Kamijo, PhD, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, 2-579-15, Mikajima, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-1192, Japan. Email: kkamijo@aoni.waseda.jp Received July 16, 2008. Accepted December 23, 2008. The present study investigated the effects of acute aerobic exercise on cognitive brain functions of older adults.
Twenty-four males (12 older and 12 younger adults) performed a modified flanker task during a baseline session (no exercise) and after light and moderate cycling exercise in counterbalanced order on different days while measures of task performance and the P3 component of an event-related brain potential were collected. The results indicated that, for both age groups, reaction time following moderate exercise was shorter relative to the other sessions, and P3 latencies following both light and moderate exercise were shorter compared with the baseline session. . © The Author 2009. What Affects Brain Activity?