We don’t want to sound like the family doctor reminding you to go to the gym more, but we believe adding a dose of biking to your week can offer benefits that you won’t get sitting in a car. Consider this your prescription to give biking a try.
- Improve Cardiovascular Health: Biking increases your heart rate while you enjoy cruising around town. You can start this form of exercise at any fitness level and without a complicated training plan or pricey gym membership.
- Improve Mental Well-being: Exercising and being outside can have compounding benefits to help re-focus your thoughts and reduce stress. It’s hard not to let the stress shed away when you observe your surroundings and also get a feeling of self-accomplishment when you arrive back home.
- Save Money: If you bike instead of drive, you will save money on gas as well as extend the timeline for any car maintenance costs.
- Identify What’s Important: Biking will push you to prioritize what is important and identify how to improve use of the limited time you have in a day. Instead of relying on car convenience to make many stops in a day, you actively evaluate what needs to be done, the timeline, and how to efficiently do it all.
- Connect With your Community: When you aren’t isolated in the metal bubble of a car, you take time to slow down to see what is going on in the area, notice a new business, and maybe even wave to a neighbor.
- Experience Everyday Adventure: You never know what you’ll hear or see on a bike ride. Even something small can provide a sense of spontaneity or excitement to make your day or week more interesting.
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