Arthritis in the waist and legs
Cycling engages three pairs of joints and 26 pairs of muscles in the lower limbs. It not only helps prevent lumbar arthritis, strengthens the muscles and ligaments of the waist, and improves the flexibility of the lumbar vertebrae to prevent soreness and pain in the lower back, but also enhances the agility and beauty of the legs, significantly slowing down the aging process where "the legs age before the rest of the body."
Decline in intelligence, senile dementia
While cycling, you need to look ahead while also being aware of your surroundings, avoiding pedestrians and vehicles. Sometimes you may even ride along narrow paths, uneven roads, or navigate uphill and downhill. All of this can enhance the brain’s judgment and reaction capabilities. Additionally, the alternating pedaling motion of the left and right feet stimulates the corresponding nerves in both hemispheres of the brain, promoting balanced development and improved function, thereby enhancing intelligence and preventing senile dementia.
Heart disease, high blood pressure, obesity
Frequent long-distance cycling often involves riding uphill or against the wind, which is highly beneficial for strengthening myocardial contractility, increasing lung capacity, improving cardiorespiratory function, and enhancing vascular dilation and contraction. During long rides, the frequent contraction of abdominal muscles also promotes energy expenditure and provides gentle stimulation to internal organs. Therefore, it helps prevent obesity, high blood pressure, and heart disease.
Neurasthenia, anxiety disorders, urban fatigue syndrome
Escaping the busyness, noise, and restlessness of urban life and cycling to the countryside, rural areas, or scenic spots allows you to immerse yourself in the green embrace of nature. The surrounding green mountains and clear waters, fields of wheat and rice, birds in flight and butterflies dancing, fragrant wildflowers, new buildings, and local customs can all help relax the normally tense nerves of city dwellers, relieve fatigue, forget worries, and bring a sense of joy and refreshment. This can help prevent and treat urban fatigue symptoms such as headaches, insomnia, anxiety, and depression. It is said that many leaders, literary figures, and scientists, such as Lenin, Leo Tolstoy, and Madame Curie, enjoyed leisurely cycling trips as a way to stay fit.
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