DECEMBER 1ST, 2011
By ADMIN
Family Biking for All Family Members (even the youngest one)
If we know today that biking is clean and healthy transportation choice than we should engage fully into it not only by ourselves but also with our whole family.
We should buy or borrow equipment for all members of the family, regardless of their age, and hence, educate them more thoroughly about right life choices. One could dress up all fit children properly (helmet, bike, shoes, …) and go for a river stroll, or easy biking on the sea level roads for couple of miles.
Even youngest children with proper bikes (regularly serviced and oiled, helmets on) can endure several miles bike route without even the slightest problem.
My personal experience involves 12 km route on slowly elevating road, which my oldest son had biked without any problem whatsoever (afterwards a good hydration is in order, of course).
These times can be really stressful, especially for young parents without big support, but weekend biking tours are god-given gift to all of us, easily and cost-efficiently maintained, and all you have to do is actually organize and motivate family members for engaging in these recreational sports which also emphasize family bonding in a way no one could predict it.
Highly recommended activity for all families!
I can only hope that this post will thrust you into joys and happiness of biking!
Riding a bicycle is more than a healthy habit, or a cheaper way to get from one place to another. It is the optimal way to lose weight without having to cut down on food rigorously which can be a great threat for your health years and years after that. The problem with the youth of today is that they avoid healthy foods and drinks at all cost on one hand, they all prefer fast food and great amounts of alcohol instead. Why be hungry all day when you can have a nice meal rich in nutrition values containing all vitamins and minerals for a nice and healthy day.
The real problem is that if we ask any young man what the definition of the term diet is, many would answer that it merely is cutting down on the daily amounts of food we are used to consume. What is even scarier is that some people would answer that it means starving to death for a week or so and then go on having one meal a day. Yes, unfortunately, today there are many places where the youth can get useful information on many subjects, yet the youth is desperately uninformed about things which are essential for the wellbeing of each and every human being.
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In case you belong to the huge group that has decided to take up some measures for losing weight, the best piece of advice one can give you is to practice healthy nutrition regime and 20-60 minutes of physical activity each day. By healthy food we mean consuming products rich of vitamins, minerals and low in sugar, fat and carbs. Now, if you are a person obsessed with calorie counting of each and every product you consume, we cannot say it is the wisest thing to do, nevertheless, it is a habit of which there is no escape if it is once developed. Now, what to do when you simply consume more calories than planned? That is where the workout part comes in.
And there is no better, more efficient, and harmless way to burn calories day without fearing that you will get injured than riding a bicycle from 20 minutes to an hour each day.
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