Cycling is a healthy and natural way of sports travel, which can fully enjoy the beauty of the travel process, a bicycle and a backpack can travel, simple and environmentally friendly, experience the challenge among the difficulties that keep coming, and experience success at the end of the journey. Long-distance cycling is becoming more and more accepted as a good form of exercise.
What are the benefits of cycling? As we all know, cycling is a way of low-carbon travel that is friendly to the environment. In addition, cycling is not only good for the brain, but also improves the agility of the nervous system, and can improve the cardiorespiratory function, and even prolong life. Long-term cycling can enhance cardiovascular function, especially aerobic exercise, improve the body's metabolism and immunity, and play a role in fitness.
Riding has the above benefits, but what equipment do you need to take on a long ride? From different aspects can be roughly divided into planning riding routes, food equipped, vehicles and personal safety configurations, etc.
1 The benefits of riding
1) Exercise leg muscles
Riding can not only exercise the leg muscles, but also the hip muscles. Riding will better improve our cardiorespiratory function, and insisting on long-term riding will make you have tight, well-defined muscles.
2) Thin abdomen
Riding can exercise the muscles of the whole body and burn fat. Through riding, the parts of the body with the highest fat content, especially the abdomen, can be effectively exercised.
3）Relax the body and mind
Riding can stimulate the brain to secrete endocannabinoids, to achieve the effect of physical and mental pleasure.
4）Strong heart and lungs, improve memory ability
People always say that bicycle is a heart accelerator. Exercising cardio is not only good for weight loss and removal of toxic substances, but also can improve physical endurance and enhance heart vitality. In the process of riding, it is necessary to constantly judge the direction of the road, driving safety and other aspects, testing the cyclist's memory and judgment.
2 What equipment is needed for a long-distance ride
What exactly is the purpose of setting out, everyone has their own answer. For those who like to ride, arrange a long-distance trip for yourself and go out in the name of riding, maybe you will meet a different you and a different world around a certain corner. So what equipment do you need to bring before planning a trip for a long-distance ride?
1) Planning the route of the ride
The development of a long-distance riding route needs to be planned according to the principle of your own physical strength to develop a realistic destination. Collect information about the traffic, attractions and folklore around the relevant route, allocate time, make a daily riding journey and always pay attention to the weather conditions and traffic conditions on the riding route.
2）Fitness and food preparation
Adequate physical preparation is one of the prerequisites to achieve the cycling goal. Insist on endurance training, increase lung capacity, practice flexibility, and pre-work preparation all to be able to have a better condition during the journey.
It is easy to get hungry on long rides, and sometimes there are no restaurants or kiosks for a long stretch of road, so prepare some water and food with supplementary energy.
3) Vehicle and personal safety equipment
Car: This is the most important equipment, whether you can finish the journey, how far you can go, all depends on it. You can choose a car that suits you according to your favorite and financial ability.
Riding helmet: The road conditions of long-distance riding are complicated and difficult to predict, and the possibility of encountering danger is high, so it is necessary to choose to pick a riding helmet with good safety performance.
Repair tools: The road conditions are complicated and the car will inevitably be damaged, so bring some simple repair tools.
Gloves: For long-distance riding, in order to ensure safety and comfort, you need cycling gloves with more wearable fabric and stronger cushioning performance.
Psychological equipment: Be prepared for long-distance rides. Don't back down because of a little frustration problem, insist on moving forward and eventually reach the end of the journey safely.
In addition to improving physical functions, relieving physical stress, and strengthening the immune system, long-distance cycling can also broaden one's horizons and increase one's knowledge. Long-distance cycling is more free than other sports, with a wider range of motion and a wider field of vision, making people more knowledgeable and experienced.
