Alfredo Binda thought that cycling was not a sport for women, at least in its more competitive version. Luckily beliefs from other times: just look around on the roads and paths traveled by racing bikes and MTBs to realize that things are rapidly changing. More and more women ride bicycles.
6 benefits of cycling for women
All this despite some alarms – such as the one launched in 2012 by Dr. Marsha K. Guess who in a study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine revealed how the cycling position could impair the ability to perceive sexual pleasure. And women are right to ride a bicycle more and more, because the reasons for the growing popularity of the bicycle among women are at least these 6:
Burn calories
Banal, but very true: riding a bicycle at about 20km/h allows a woman weighing about 60kg to burn something like 500 calories in 1 hour.
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It can be done at any time
To go to work, to take the children to school, to go shopping or simply for the pleasure of taking a bike ride: the bike is always ready to go, and it’s certainly not a few drops of rain or the cold stop her.
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Tones legs and buttocks
Even without reaching the quadriceps of a ‘Pro’ cyclist, there is no doubt that the bicycle especially tones and shapes the legs, calves and buttocks. In particular if from time to time you also face some ups and downs.
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Preserve ligaments and joints
Unlike other sports that involve impact with the ground, cycling preserves tendons and joints, especially the knees, hips and ankles.
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Recharge your energy
Other than hard work: according to a study published on Psychotherapy and Psychosomaticscycling stimulates the production of dopamine, which raises energy levels by 20% and reduces the feeling of fatigue by 65%.
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Lowers blood pressure and cholesterol levels
Cycling half an hour 3 times a week is an activity capable of significantly reducing blood pressure and cholesterol levels, two of the main cardiovascular risk factors in women.
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