We have featured a range of different exercise bikes on this website, including upright bikes, recumbent bikes and spin bikes, because these will all help you to improve your fitness and tone your legs, whilst also helping you to maintain a healthy weight.
However it is always worth mentioning that if you actually take your workouts outside and start cycling on a proper bicycle, you will have a much more pleasurable experience, particularly if you leave the city and head out into the countryside.
The truth is that cycling is one of those hobbies that quickly becomes an addiction, and the people who cycle regularly are generally extremely fit and healthy.
If you are still not convinced, let me share with you an infographic from 16best.net that discusses all of the main health benefits of cycling, and tells you all you need to know about this popular pastime:
(source: https://www.16best.net/blog/all-you-need-to-know-about-cycling/)
As you can see, this is a very detailed infographic that has lots of useful information.
It starts off by discussing the history of cycling and how the bicycles have evolved over the decades, and then lists all of the outdoor bikes that are currently available in the modern era, and highlights the key features of each one.
If you are not already a keen cyclist, you may be surprised to learn that there are many different bikes to choose from, including road, cyclocross, mountain, hybrid, touring, triathlon, fitness and adventure road bikes.
You will also find that these bicycles use different types of tyres, and these are all explained here.
If you are considering investing in one of these bicycles, this infographic lists the top 10 brands to help you choose a really good model, and then starts reeling off some interesting statistics about cycling.
It was particularly interesting to learn that mountain bikes are slightly more popular than road bikes, and that the global bicycle market is forecast to grow from $45B in 2016 to $62B in 2024 because this has to be good news for the planet as a whole.
It was also interesting to learn about all of the health benefits of cycling. This topic has been covered before on this website, but this infographic goes into quite a lot of detail, and actually shows you all of the muscles that are worked when you ride a bike.
You will also find that it has some useful information for cyclists who are keen to take part in competitive races because it discusses what and when you should eat before and after a race, and how much fluids you should be drinking during a race.
Plus it will show you how to prepare for long bike rides, and lists some of the essentials that you should take with you in order to stay safe on the road.
Finally, this detailed infographic also illustrates the hand signals that you should use when turning left and right, slowing down and stopping, and offers advice for cycling in different weather conditions. In addition, it also explains what all of the different cycling terminology means.
So this really is one of the best infographics that you come across online if you are looking to learn more about outdoor cycling, which is why we wanted to feature it on our site.
If you are a keen cyclist yourself and have something to add, or if you found this infographic useful, please leave a comment below.
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