Benefits of Cycling

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Hey everyone, i have to give a speech tomorrow trying to persuade people to start cycling. ive been riding my bike since may and ive lost something like 40lbs. i was wondering if someone here could provide me with some hard facts like how many calories you can lose an hour and all the health benefits. thanks!

Hey everyone, i have to give a speech tomorrow trying to persuade people to start cycling. ive been riding my bike since may and ive lost something like 40lbs. i was wondering if someone here could provide me with some hard facts like how many calories you can lose an hour and all the health benefits. thanks!
check the latest issue of bicycling mag (also on-line); article on loosing your gut; spells out calories per hour and other stuff.

Hey everyone, i have to give a speech tomorrow trying to persuade people to start cycling. ive been riding my bike since may and ive lost something like 40lbs. i was wondering if someone here could provide me with some hard facts like how many calories you can lose an hour and all the health benefits. thanks!Here's some caloric factoids with a lot of assumptions built in:
http://www.nutristrategy.com/fitness/cycling.htm

All the health benefits??? That's a tall order, how about greater cardiovascular fitness for a starter?

-Dave

lol yea i guess listing all the health benefits is a tall order and i probably wont have enough time. how about the top 3?

Hey everyone, i have to give a speech tomorrow trying to persuade people to start cycling. ive been riding my bike since may and ive lost something like 40lbs. i was wondering if someone here could provide me with some hard facts like how many calories you can lose an hour and all the health benefits. thanks!
"Cycling at a gentle 12 mph on a flat road uses 450 kcal per hour." For more info visit

http://www.cobr.co.uk/e-cobr_information/n_and_l_cyclists_section/sections/benefits_of_cycling.shtml

:)

Hey everyone, i have to give a speech tomorrow trying to persuade people to start cycling. ive been riding my bike since may and ive lost something like 40lbs. i was wondering if someone here could provide me with some hard facts like how many calories you can lose an hour and all the health benefits. thanks!

"Cyclists breathe in less fumes than car drivers "
more at http://www.bupa.co.uk/health_information/html/healthy_living/lifestyle/exercise/cycling/cycling_health.html

Hey everyone, i have to give a speech tomorrow trying to persuade people to start cycling. ive been riding my bike since may and ive lost something like 40lbs. i was wondering if someone here could provide me with some hard facts like how many calories you can lose an hour and all the health benefits. thanks!With both cycling and a better diet, I've lost 60 lbs. I recently changed life insurance: I had been rated "standard" risk, and was hoping to get the "preferred" rating. Instead, I jumped all the way to "super preferred", which saves me a bunch of money. If the change in life insurance rates is any indication of my longer life expectancy, that says a lot.

Show them a line chart illustrating the rising cost of gasoline.