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20 Minutes of Cycling A Day Keeps the Heart Doctor Away

Do you know that just 20 minutes of daily cycling can almost halve your risk of dying from a heart-related disease? Several studies have suggested so.
A study conducted by the Purdue University in the US concluded that regular cycling can cut your risk of heart disease by a whopping 50%. Similarly, the Copenhagen Heart Study which monitored over 5000 people over a period of 14 years found a major association between high intensity cycling and reduced risk of coronary heart disease death.


"Cycling not only helps burn calories and keeps weight under control, but also helps build stamina and increase muscle and bone strength. "

Cycling is one of the best cardio exercises for people of all age groups and all body types. It not only helps burn calories and keeps weight under control, but also helps build stamina and increase muscle and bone strength. Being a low impact exercise, it is also soft on the joints and unlike hard gym training sessions, it doesn't put you at risk of overuse injuries or sprains. This is why it can also be taken up by elderly people who have arthritic joints.
At the same time, cycling is also a major stress relieving exercise, especially when undertaken in a congenial environment such as a park or a non-congested road. Regular cycling stimulates and improves your heart, lungs and circulation, reducing your risk of cardiovascular diseases.
Cycling benefits the heart by:
  • Reducing the risk of high blood pressure: High blood pressure or hypertension is the most significant risk factor for heart disease. Persistently elevated levels of blood pressure have the potential to damage the blood vessels which causes heart attacks. Exercise helps keep blood pressure under check and cycling is the most potent cardio exercise.
  • Reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes: Rise in incidence of type 2 diabetes is a major cause of concern in India. Physical inactivity and obesity are considered to be the leading risk factors for type 2 diabetes. Yet again, cycling is a very good way of keeping your weight under check and preventing diabetes.
  • Overall, adopting cycling into your fitness regime is likely to be much more sustainable than the usual exercise initiatives, such as gyms. Unlike other high-intensity workouts, most people who take to cycling tend to stick to it for a lifetime.
    What more, cycling can be adopted in daily life without actually demarcating time for exercise as it can be incorporated as a mode of transport. Rather than driving to your nearby store daily, you can peddle on your cycle for a few minutes. If your workplace is within a 5km radius of your home, you can actually ride a cycle to work.

    Cycling is sustainable.


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