There Are 5 Unique Health Benefits You Get If You Ride Your Bike Daily

There’s a saying among medical (especially orthopedic) professionals that even when you can’t walk or hobble, you can still ride a bike. You can do it if you have bad knees. You can do it if you have bad hips. You can do it if you can’t run more than five feet. Nearly anyone of any fitness level can pedal a bike for five or more miles. Regular or daily cycling has been found to prevent weight gain (and boost fat loss), fight depression, and help stave off a host of health problems, including heart disease, cancer, and diabetes.

Those are some of the more obvious benefits, but cycling also offers plenty of other unique health benefits that should get you even more motivated to ride. Here are just a few.

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