What are the benefits of cycling for the body? Correct riding posture

Cycling is an effective aerobic exercise that improves athletic ability and resistance, making it less likely to get sick. Cycling is also an effective way to lose fat and shape your body. In conjunction with good eating and sleeping habits, let's take a look at the correct riding posture to help us exercise more healthily.

Contents of this article

1. What are the benefits of cycling to the body?

2. Correct riding posture

3. What speed is best for cycling exercise?

What are the benefits of cycling for the body

1. Cycling is an effective aerobic exercise. If you keep cycling, your body's athletic ability and resistance will be improved, you will be less likely to get sick, and your body will not feel lazy and heavy as it does when you don't exercise for a long time.

2. In terms of spirit, cycling can also bring you effective improvement - you will be more energetic at work and study, and have better sleep quality.

3. Cycling is also an effective way to lose fat and shape your body. With good eating and sleeping habits, cycling can bring about corresponding fat loss effects, and make muscles firmer and your body more fit.

Correct riding posture

1. Seat angle

Some people often complain of crotch pain after riding a bike. This may be caused by excessive pressure from the front end of the seat on the buttocks or inner thighs. At this time, you need to check whether your seat is level. You can even adjust the nose of the seat slightly downward. This can reduce the wear on the crotch area.

2. Seat height

The appropriate height of the seat is: when the pedals reach the lowest point, the legs can be stretched straight without effort, and the knees do not need to be bent; when the legs are slightly stretched, the knees can be slightly bent, and that's it. Of course, if you are not used to the new bicycle and are not used to adjusting the seat too high, you can lower it a little first and then raise it slowly, always putting safety first.

3. Back and neck posture

When riding, the back needs to be straight, but not vertical. It should be leaning forward and straight. It should be leaning forward from the hips, not the waist or back chest, otherwise it will become hunchbacked or shrimp-----not only for the sake of appearance, but also to keep the spine as straight as possible, otherwise after long-term riding, you will have unbearable back pain; the neck should be naturally straight, not too low or too straight, otherwise the neck will be sore. If you feel that your neck needs to be lowered and your head drooped to be comfortable, then you need to rest, and rest as soon as possible.

4. Shoulders and arms

Shrugging your shoulders is a very wrong habit. It will slow down your control reaction and make it impossible to react quickly in an emergency. It will also increase the burden on your shoulders and cause shoulder and neck pain. You should relax your shoulders, let them droop naturally, and bend your arms slightly. This will effectively filter out the vibration from the ground and will not cause hand and shoulder pain.

What speed is best for cycling exercise?

The average person rides a bicycle at a speed of about 15 km/h, and the fastest can reach 40-50 km/h on flat ground. But when riding for a long time, it is best to maintain a constant speed and not pursue short-term high speed. The world's highest bicycle speed is 268.831 kilometers per hour, which was set by Fred Rombelpug of the Netherlands on October 3, 1995 at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, USA. It has not been surpassed until now.