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While riding a bicycle, a person’s body systems become more and more important, their psychological state improves, and their endurance increases.
Modern people pay great attention to proper nutrition and their health. Maintaining good athletic shape and figure is not possible without physical exercise and sports. Bicycle riding has become a popular fashionable hobby, practiced by adults, teenagers and children.
The demand for bicycles is explained by the expansion of the market, where various modern models are offered at affordable prices. Bicycle technology combines various functions – health improvement, active recreation, the ability to quickly travel short distances, and getting positive emotions from travel for a person. Bicycles are available to people of various income levels; they do not require special riding skills or special physical training.
The largest bicycle store in Ukraine, Velosklad, offers professional athletes and ordinary outdoor enthusiasts to buy bicycles from well-known Ukrainian and foreign brands at a competitive price and personally evaluate their quality and advantages.
What is the use of a bicycle?
While riding a bicycle, a person’s body systems become more and more important, their psychological state improves, and their endurance increases. A modern bicycle is comfortable, safe, has reliable brakes, several speed modes, and additional accessories help control many parameters when riding. The benefits of cycling for humans are undeniable:
- Helps prevent varicose veins.
- Strengthens the leg muscles and lumbar spine.
- Helps burn calories, control appetite, improves tone.
- Reduces the risk of cardiovascular and other diseases, cancer, improves concentration and stimulates brain function.
- Energy levels increase, mood improves, quality of night sleep improves, stress and depression are relieved.
- The joints are protected from stress and friction.
- The body is rejuvenated and the sexual life of men and women is improved.
Bicycle trips are an opportunity in the warm season to quickly get to work and have a pleasant time with family and friends in nature.
The dangers of cycling
In addition to the obvious benefits, cycling has negative consequences when you abuse long trips:
- You can’t ride long distances right away, it’s better to start training with warm-ups, gradually.
- An incorrectly selected saddle increases the load on the genital organs of women and men, which has a harmful effect on their sex life.
- It is harmful to ride a bicycle immediately after a heavy meal.
- You must not overload your joints; you must avoid injury (wear helmets and knee pads).
Contraindications
The following diseases are contraindications to cycling:
- fragility of bones and cartilage, joint tissue;
- violation of movement coordination;
- anemia, which leads to loss of consciousness;
- defect or disease of the cardiovascular system.
