It starts in October with the Halloween candy. Next is Thanksgiving in November. Immediately after is Christmas. During this time the weather is cold. Instead of exercising, we are eating even more. We all make vows to start the diet in January but right away comes Valentines Day and everyone is giving you chocolates. After the chocolates are gone, suddenly the house is filled with jelly beans and marshmallow rabbits. By this time it does not matter. Our figures are already gone.
The time will come to make a list. Eating vegetables, buying mountain bike and drinking water. Why the bicycle though? Why not walk or jog? Because to lose one pound through walking, one will need to walk one hour at 3 mph to burn just under 300 calories.
If you bicycle at about 12 mph, you can burn twice that. While running burns twice as much as cycling, it is very hard. Running for more than a minute is difficult for most people. Cycling is the perfect medium.
The more calories you burn, the more weight you lose. There are about 3600 calories in a pound of fat. If you feel too overweight and are embarrassed to be seen sweating in exercise clothes, go out in the evening. Just go. It will not be long before you look great. But you have to start. Wear black clothes and get a black helmet before you go out.
There are only positive things about riding. It is a safe exercise. It allows you to commute. You save money on gas. You help the environment. You get extra endorphins. You can easily and comfortable lose two pounds a week. If you want to help your diet even more, try using a protein shake that you can blend with hand mixers.
Tell everyone that you are busy during your exercise time. Try to ride at least everyday. You never know when you may not be able to ride. So if you ride everyday, you will not have lost a day because you were sick or it was raining. One hour a day is a perfect amount of time to exercise. The people who tell you to exercise three days a week for thirty minutes are telling you the bare minimum.
If you bike ride for one hour six days a week without eating less, you can lose exactly one pound. Can you dedicate yourself to one hour a day, six days a week? By the way, if you can shave off an additional 600 calories a day, you can lose two pounds a week. Riding is a very enjoyable and easy way to lose weight.