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It’s a great
family bonding
activity!You’ll be sick less
often. Moderate exercise
boosts your immune
system – the par t of your
body that fights
of f illness.It saves you
money, with
no more bus
or train fares,
or petrol for
the car!It reduces
your risk
of cancer.
Keeps your heart and
lungs healthy! Riding your
bike just 32 kilometers a
week will cut your risk of
hear t problems by half.Cycling works your
major muscle groups,
from your core to your legs
and bum, burning lots of
energy and keeping you
strong and trim!It helps you sleep better.
After an intense bike ride,
by the end of the day
you’ll not only be good and
tired physically, but a study
has found that cycling
also reduces stress levels,
letting you fall asleep
faster and sleep better.You’ll live longer.
A study on identical
twins found that those
who did the equivalent
of just three 45-minute
bike rides a week were,
on average, nine years
“younger” biologically!Improves your
brainpower!
By building up your fitness
through cycling, you boost
blood flow to the brain
and help build up the par t
of the brain responsible
for your memor y!It will get you hooked- but in a really good
way! The more you
exercise, the more
you’ll want to; it’s all
about those “feel good”
chemicals again!