You may wonder how you are expected to survive to do exercise during winter. It’s not easy to train in the winter, leaving the comfort of the warmth and cozy blankets.
However, this article will provide you with reasons why you should go cycling during the winter. Here are some of the benefits of winter cycling.
1. Fight off the holiday weight gain
This tops the list as its probably one of the big worries people have during winter. Research has even shown that most people gain 7 to 10 pounds during the holiday season. This is largely attributed to the array of delicious junk food that floods supermarkets during this period.
Moreover, the cold weather naturally makes people lazier and spend more time indoors wrapped up and watching Christmas movies. This significantly reduces the number of calories burnt simply because of less movement.
Cycling during winter not only increases calorie maintenance, but it conditions us to try to make healthier food choices.
2. Workout intensifies
Instinctively when temperature levels reduce, our natural tendency is to start moving in order to increase the heat produced by our body. This natural tendency significantly helps increase the number of calories burnt.
One research showed that the body’s basal metabolic rate which is the number of calories burnt at rest increases in colder temperatures. Ultimately, being out in the cold exercising leads to more calorie expenditure.
3. Stay sickness free
Research has shown that there is an increase in immune system activity of humans when exposed to repeated cold treatments. However, another research concludes it is not the cold that makes us sick but the exchange of germs taken place when in close proximity with people indoors.
4. Boosts Your Mood
Due to the shorter daylight hours and long nights in the dark, depression generally looms during this period. Going out cycling even with the company will seriously boost your mood. In fact, research has shown that cyclists and other athletes are happier than other people who don’t exercise due to a combination of psychological and physiological factors that contribute to better physical and mental health.
Conclusion
There you have 4 extra reasons why you need to go cycling during the winter period. So get of your bed, hop your bike and go burn those extra calories.
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