There are many sports items, and you can choose the right sports according to your own situation, and do persistence and attention to details, in order to get benefits from them. Many of them go for walking, running, climbing, skipping rope, swimming, and these regular sports have their pros and cons, but cycling is also one of the recommended sports, and the elderly can try cycling, and many benefits can be reaped.
What are the benefits of riding a bicycle for the elderly?
1. Improve blood circulation
Older people often go cycling, and the common benefit is to promote blood circulation in the body. Nowadays, many people have thickened blood and slow blood flow, which may affect the blood supply to vital organs, and even easily form blood clots, leading to narrowing or blockage of blood vessels. In the process of cycling, the lower limbs are constantly moving, and the feet need to actively participate, which can drive physical activity, thereby promoting blood circulation, and good circulation of blood can be properly delivered to the organs in need, so as to maintain health.
2. Improve immunity
Insist on cycling, the physical fitness of the elderly can be improved, which is conducive to the enhancement of immune function, and people with strong resistance are not easy to get sick. Life lies in exercise, exercise is an effective way to improve the function of multiple organs and enhance physical fitness, if there is no exercise for a long time, with the growth of age and gradual aging, the physical fitness may decline, and then some bacteria, viruses take advantage of the weakness to enter, will cause diseases. And riding a bicycle more, the body has enough activity to effectively activate the function of immune cells, so that the physique is getting better and better, and it is not easy to get sick.
3. Maintain stable weight
Some older people will continue to ride a bicycle and will find that their weight remains stable after a period of time. Many people have a slow metabolism in old age, and calories cannot be consumed in time, so they may have excess nutrition, which may lead to the possibility of gaining weight. The accumulation of fat in the body is prone to increase the risk of the three highs, whether it is hypertension, diabetes or hyperlipidemia, which will pose a threat to health. Being able to exercise properly, such as cycling, and burn excess calories during the activity can better control weight, manage one's body well, and avoid health problems caused by excessive obesity.
4. Promote intestinal peristalsis
Improved intestinal motility and fast bowel movements are one of the benefits of cycling in the elderly. Many people have reduced intestinal function, lack of motivation, slow peristalsis, and the metabolic waste produced may accumulate in the intestines, making it difficult to excrete them out of the body in time, and it is very difficult to go to the toilet. There is this kind of troubled exercise can help, at this time to carry out the sport of cycling, although only the feet are moving in the process of cycling, but at the same time will drive their abdomen to exercise, intestinal power is sufficient, rapid peristalsis, subsequent bowel movements will be smoother, for some elderly people senile constipation has a relieving effect.
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