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Cycling VS Gym - Which One Is Effective For Weight Loss?
Cycling or gym, which is better for weight loss, check out the details here.
Hitting the gym every time is something which is not possible for every one. Lack of time and work can be the possible reasons. But have you thought about cycling to work? Yes, this is one of the best ways to lose weight and stay healthy.
A new study has found that riding the bike to work may be just as effective for losing weight as exercising at the gym five days a week.
"This is good news to the many overweight people who may not have the time or inclination to join a fitness centre, because they also have to pick up their children and cook dinner after work," said Bente Stallknecht, Professor at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark.
"Our results show that it is possible to combine transport to and from work with effective physical exercise," said Stallknecht.
For the study, researchers had taken into consideration 130 overweight people with a body mass index (BMI) of 25-35 kilogrammes per square metre (kg/m2). A criterion for participating in the study was they were not too active or muscular based on a series of parameters like body fat percentage, maximum oxygen uptake and level of physical activity.
The participants were divided into four groups of which one had to ride the bike to and from work. Two other groups had to do physical exercise five times a week, one at high intensity, the other at moderate intensity. The last group could make no changes and thus functioned as the control group.
The groups that cycled and were physically active during their leisure time burned the same amount of calories a week during these activities; only the intensity and form of physical exercise varied. After six months all groups, except for the control group, had less fat mass.
The fat mass had been reduced by 4.5 kg (compared to the control group) in the group doing high-intensity leisure time exercise, by 2.6 kg in the group doing moderate-intensity leisure time exercise and by 4.2 kg in the group riding the bike to work.
"All forms of physical exercise are better than the control group, but high-intensity exercise is statistically better than moderate-intensity exercise," said Jonas Salling Quist, Research Assistant at University of Copenhagen.
"And riding the bike to and from work is at least as effective a means for reducing fat mass as exercising during your leisure time," said Quist.
The study was recently published in the International Journal of Obesity.
Meanwhile also learn about a few other benefits of cycling. Take a look.
1.
Controls
Blood
Pressure:
Cycling
is
one
of
the
best
exerises
for
those
ailing
with
high
blood
pressure.
For
this
one
needs
to
go
cycling
on
a
moderate
speed.
30
minutes
of
cycling
everyday
is
ideal
in
order
to
keep
your
blood
pressure
under
check.
2.
Helps
Control
Diabetes:
Diabetes
is
one
of
the
leading
lifestyle
diseases
affecting
young
adults
today.
Lack
of
exercise
is
considered
as
one
of
the
major
cause
for
the
rising
number.
Cycling
for
about
30
minutes
on
a
daily
basis
helps
in
controlling
diabetes.
3.
Helps
Prevent
Heart
Disease:
Cycling
on
a
regular
basis
for
a
minimum
of
30
minutes
everyday
helps
keep
your
heart
healthy
and
prevent
any
heart
related
diseases.
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