Health Benefits of Biking

What are some of the serious diseases that regular physical activity can help protect you from?

• Asthma, arthritis, diabetes, and high blood pressure
• Cancer, allergies, arthritis, and obesity
• Obesity, allergies, heart disease, and depression
• Heart disease, cancer, mental illness, and diabetes

What is one of the best ways to reduce your risk of health problems associated with a sedentary lifestyle?

• Watching TV
• Riding your bicycle regularly
• Playing video games
• Driving a car

What are some of the benefits of cycling?

• It requires high levels of physical skill
• It is a sedentary activity
• It causes more strain and injuries than most other forms of exercise
• It uses all of the major muscle groups as you pedal

What is one reason why cycling is a fun way to get fit?

• It requires special times or places
• It is a sedentary activity
• The adventure and buzz you get from coasting down hills and being outdoors
• It keeps you indoors

What is one way that cycling can replace sedentary time?

• By driving a car
• By using trams, trains, or buses
• By being a mode of transport
• By sitting

What are some of the health benefits of regular cycling?

• Improved joint mobility, increased stress levels, and decreased posture and coordination
• Increased cardiovascular fitness, muscle strength and flexibility, improved joint mobility, and decreased stress levels
• Decreased cardiovascular fitness, muscle strength, and flexibility
• Decreased bone strength, increased body fat levels, and increased anxiety and depression

What is one way that cycling can improve physical health?

• By decreasing joint mobility
• By increasing cardiovascular fitness
• By decreasing muscle strength and flexibility
• By decreasing cardiovascular fitness

What is one way that cycling can improve mental health?

• By decreasing coordination
• By increasing anxiety and depression
• By decreasing joint mobility
• By decreasing stress levels

What is one way that cycling can help control or reduce weight?

• By decreasing muscle mass
• By decreasing your metabolic rate
• By increasing body fat
• By raising your metabolic rate

What is one way that cycling can be varied to suit you?

• By being built up slowly and varied in time and intensity
• By being a sedentary activity
• By requiring high levels of physical skill
• By requiring special times or places