Regular cardiovascular exercises are one of the foremost forms of exercise that your body needs, both, to keep fit, and to stay in top shape and good health. While for most people, this is achieved through a session at the gym or in the pool, there is a fun option that takes you outdoors, and is just as good, if not better. Cycling is simple. All you need is a good quality cycle and a good pair of shoes, some comfortable clothes and some space on the street or a park.

Cycling everyday will keep you healthy and fit – but it really is your best investment for your health for the following reasons:
• Cycling is highly efficient as an exercise simply because it burns calories. Adding intensity to your cycling session through slopes and inclines, rough and tough terrains and increased durations can help you stay healthy and lose all those unnecessary and empty calories that your intake may be piling on you.

• Cycling is perfect for your legs, and helps strengthen your lower body and creates a sense of agility and a heightened sense of metabolism.
• Cycling helps influence weight loss, especially with the right kind of intensity and time duration, and the manner in which your body responds to Cycling. It is a good tool to help keep your muscles supple, and when the metabolic rate rises, helps it burn all that excess fat.

• Cycling helps keep your heart healthy and supple. When you do intense cardiovascular exercises, the heart rate rises. When the heart rate rises, there is an automatic increase in the amount of blood pumped, and this spike in the pumping of blood helps increase the supply of blood to the body’s organs, and helps reduce bad cholesterol, thus keeping the heart healthy.
• Cycling can also boost your mental health significantly, since it helps keep you buoyed, happier and in good spirits, while also helping you reduce your stress levels and improve poor memory. Studies link regular cardio exercises like cycling to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s and dementia related illnesses.

• Cycling is convenient and easy to do at whim, for all you need in order to run is to get on a cycle, wearing a good pair of shoes, some comfortable clothing and some open spaces.
• Cycling also helps get rid of toxins in the body, because it breaks your body out into a sweat, that helps release all the toxins from your system.
• Cycling is good for the skin – all that sweat and toxins in the pores are sent packing, and your skin is left glowing, and free of acne and blemishes.

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References:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
http://www.mensfitness.com
http://www.nhs.uk