Boosting your immune system comes with maintaining a healthy lifestyle. A healthy lifestyle means keeping both mental and physical well being in balance. It does not only include good nutrition but also exercising and avoiding harmful habits like smoking, consuming alcohol, etc.
Recently, the Crown Prince of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, advocated to make Dubai infrastructure bi-cycle friendly. This falls in with the objectives of Dubai Vision 2021 and UAE Energy Strategy 2050. Other countries that have promoted cyclists and become bi-cycle friendly are Denmark, Switzerland, Netherlands, Norway, Germany and Finland. There are around two billion bi-cycle users in the world today and is expected to be around five billion by 2050.
Cycling has always been proven a great exercise for maintaining health and fitness. Not only does it promote a healthy living, but also is environmental friendly. Cycling helps people of all ages and can easily fit in a daily routine.
Here are a few reasons to include cycling in your lifestyle:
- Cycling for four to five hours a week increases your stamina and strength.
- It is easy and great workout and a cool way to lose weight and uses all major muscles. It burns around 400 to 800 calories.
- There is comparatively very less strain and can be done by anyone
- It is an economic and environment friendly way of transport. It saves time and you can easily move out of traffic.
- It keeps you away from physical diseases like diabetes, blood-pressure, obesity, some cancers and respiratory diseases.
- It also helps in keeping a healthy mental state and keeps you away from various mental illnesses.
- Studies have shown that cycling improves your navigation skills. It helps sharpens the sense of direction.
- Research have also proves that cycling is a great brain activity. It increases blood flow and helps improve brain health.
- The exercise decreases stress levels and helps to sleep better.
- There are various cycling groups around the world that helps in conducting awareness and campaigns. Involving in active cycling groups helps to build a social circle.
Cycling is fun and a great exercise to develop in your daily routine and lifestyle. In a world that is often worried about rising pollution levels, cycling is a great activity to fight against climate change and pollution with its own health benefits.
