Weight Loss Management Part 15: (Reduce Weight By Riding a Bike)

Riding a bike can burn calories fast and it's more fun than walking or running! If you'd like to reduce 600 calories an hour, this article is for you!
If you want to reduce weight, riding a Bike burns calories like nothing else. Even if you just ride at a normal pace, you'll burn about 475 calories per hour. If you up the speed to about 14 mph, you'll torch about 600 calories! Walking just can't beat those numbers, and riding a bike is way more fun.
Cycling is very low-impact and is good to your joints. You'll be able to develop muscle and increase your endurance without hurting your knees or shins. Besides buring calories, cycling will give you amazing legs. You'll tone up your quads and calfs quickly, and look amazing in shorts.

Make sure you're making a perfect circle when you pedal to get the maximum muscle benefits. Push forward and then down with your quads and then pull back using your hamstrings. Use your calfs and hips to pull up and back.
Check out the webistes below for more information on biking. Mapmyride.com lets you figure out how far you've pedaled, check out the favorite bike routes of local riders, and find a cycling buddy. Rentabikenow.com gets you in touch with bike rental shops, even letting you pick out the exact bike you want so you don't have to go from shop to shop to find what you need. D4wgear.com is a women's biking site that has step-by-step videos of skills every cyclist should know, like how to lube your chain or fix a flat.