Bike for life

Riding your bike is cheap, gets you in shape and protects from heart disease

This article was published on 04.23.15

Here are some darn good reasons for riding a bike rather than getting behind the wheel of an automobile:

• Cycling is one of the easiest (and cheapest) means of exercise.

• Cycling builds strength and tones muscle. It’s not just your legs that get a workout—so does your core and backside.

• Cycling is an effective way of building stamina without boring yourself on a treadmill or elliptical.

• Cycling burns approximately 300 calories per hour and 30 minutes every day burns 11 pounds of fat in a year.

• Cycling 20 miles a week can reduce the risk of coronary heart disease by 50 percent, according to a study by the British Medical Association.