Health Benefits of Cycling

Support the joints

From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the office chair, then on the couch – our everyday life is often monotonous for the joints. So just go to work by bike. Even a ten-minute bike ride provides the articular cartilage – for example, the knee – with better oxygen and nutrients, which can help prevent arthrosis. Because the greatest weight is on the saddle, we also protect the joints – if we choose an easy gear. An advantage over sports such as jogging.

Get your heart and circulation going

Our heart works more efficiently through regular biking and is thus relieved. We achieve the optimal effect from a tour of at least 30 minutes. The World Health Organization recommends five times a week at best. This can reduce the risk of heart attack by 50 percent. And you don’t have to bike until you drop. Driving at 15 km/h also gets your circulation going.

Improve coordination

Cycling also trains mobility and our ability to react. Sometimes we drive on sand and gravel, then on roads, steer around corners, pedal uphill or jet downhill. The mind and body have to react quickly and adapt to new situations at lightning speed.

Cycling is worth it

Lower the risk of cancer

Good news: Researchers from the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg found that moderate exercise – especially cycling – can significantly reduce the risk of breast cancer in women after menopause. Anyone who sits on the bike for 30 to 60 minutes a day reduces their risk of breast cancer by a third.

Build the muscles

Do you only train your legs when cycling? Are you kidding me? Are you serious when you say that! Whole muscle chains are used – from the hand muscles to the torso muscles and the buttocks muscles. Sporty pedaling on the bike can slow down the age-related conversion of muscle to fat mass and stimulate the metabolism of the muscle fibers. If you want to specifically build leg muscles, cycle in higher gears. A lower saddle challenges the gluteal muscles.