Cycling may be a great way to burn calories and tone your
legs, but experts are warning it should not be your only form of exercise.
A recent study in the journal Medicine and Science In Sports
and Exercise showed that keen male cyclists had significantly lower bone
density in their spines than men who did a greater variety of exercise.
Cycling is a low-impact sport which means that while it's
great for vulnerable joints, it does not have the weight-bearing impact of
activities, such as aerobics, that helps to build strong bones.
While the action of pedalling does help to strengthen bones
in the hips to some extent, the spine gets hardly any weight to bear.
The solution is to include other exercise such as aerobics
and weight training so cyclists achieve fitness and a strong skeleton.
You can also slow bone loss with a healthy diet including
cheese, fish, fresh fruit and vegetables, and the good news is that cyclists
tend to have less body fat and more muscle than most other people.
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