Sports experts pointed out that, due to the special requirements of cycling, arms and torso are mostly static work and the legs are mostly dynamic work. Your blood will reallocate to provide more blood to your legs. And the heart rate will alter in accordance with the speed of stepping and the shape of the ground. As the body needs to supplement nutrition and discharge waste, heart beat rate may rise by two or three times than usual.
The repeated practice can strengthen your heart, enlarge it, power your myocardial contractility as well as make the elasticity of your vascular wall stronger. Therefore, more air will get into your lung, the lung capacity gets better and the breathing function of lung will be improved.
The experts suggested that the amount of exercising with a bike should be suitable. Merely paying attention to how far you go is not enough. The hindrance you meet with in the middle of riding a bike can maintain your slim body. Do the exercise for at least 30m at a time, but don't make it exceed 60m. When cycling, keep your upper body relaxed to avoid pains in shoulder and neck. Do not ride the body down too low, otherwise it will restrict abdominal breathing.
Bicycle equipment requirements: selecting vehicles. The best choice is the one with high quality and light in weight, since owning an excellent bicycle which is suitable for youself can reduce a lot of unnecessary troubles encountered in road cycling. The coordination with the bike is also very important. Before hiking, you can first make a self-examination, say, an excursion, to better know about your physical strength, and also to better ajust to the bike at the same time. Fully prepared: Overhaul the performance of the bike before departure so you can make sure whether it has a problem.
If available, you could also prepare an extra tyre