Cycling can be an exercise with significant fitness benefits, says physical therapist Ned Dowling, director of the Cycling Clinic at the University of Utah Health. It describes a diversity of fitness benefits that cycling offers, adding an advance in cardiovascular fitness, an advance in muscle strength, and an advance in intellectual clarity.
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Interviewer: Cycling is a flexible and available form of exercise that can provide many fitness benefits and can be a great option for others undergoing physical rehabilitation. Today, we’re going to talk more about how cycling can be the best addition to your workout routine.
We’re joined by Ned Dowling, a physical therapist at the Athletic Athletic Center at the University of Utah Orthopaedic Center at University of Utah Health. Ned, now to get started, with the basics, what are the fitness benefits that other people can get?Waiting for them to start cycling?
Ned: The most important thing is probably the aerobic capacity, so the cardiovascular engine, basically the way the core and the lungs work to get oxygen to all the muscles. And it has effects in terms of reducing blood pressure, fighting diabetes and improving your immune system. The list of benefits of aerobic exercise is long and well supported by research.
What I would say is some muscle strength, at least in the legs. Pressing the pedals continuously will expand some muscle strength. Cycling is regularly practiced outdoors. Although the interior, especially with the Peloton fashion, makes it a little more accessible. But I’d argue that the intellectual fitness aspect (getting outdoors, getting some fresh air, or even just sweating indoors) can help reduce tension and depression. Aspects of intellectual aptitude are also complemented by exercise.
Interviewer: How long does it take to ride a motorcycle to start seeing some of those fitness benefits?
Ned: I guess if you could ride your bike for 20 minutes indoors or forty-five minutes outdoors, ooh, maybe 3 times a week. Matrix Matrix
Interviewer: Okay.
Ned: Array Array Array would start to see smart benefits. And I say less time indoors than outdoors, because outdoors the terrain will probably come with some freedom when you’re not actively pedaling. Therefore, you don’t want to stay on the motorcycle indoors for so long to get the most out of it.
Interviewer: Wow. Cycling has a lot of potential benefits for fitness. But when it comes to rehabilitation, when someone has perhaps suffered an injury or is looking to triumph over a musculoskeletal problem, is cycling a smart avenue of physical activity for those types of people?
Ned: Often, yes. The way I present the injury or symptoms that bring everyone to the physical treatment clinic is that the load being placed on the frame exceeds the frame’s ability to tolerate the load. That is why it is necessary to balance this equation through classic physiotherapy, which is made up of exercises aimed at strengthening or stabilizing. We work to improve the frame’s ability to tolerate the load.
On the other hand, we can try to alleviate the burden that falls on the framework in the first place, and this is where we get patients who are referred through a doctor, so as not to throw them under the bus, who tells the patient, “Oh, no do that. It hurts, so don’t run. It hurts, so don’t walk past. And they give this advice in a wise religion because they recognize that biking or swimming sometimes puts less pressure on the joints than anything that requires much more weight or impact support, like running or walking downhill. rigid.
So this is where to get on the bike we load, we still have to step on the pedals to get the bike moving, but we can decide our terrain so as not to go over a steep hill. We are on flat ground, so less force is required on the pedals, which are then loaded through the system. So we can moderate the load more on a motorcycle, I would say, than on anything like racing.
Interviewer: Very intelligent. It turns out that there are many other elements to determining whether cycling is for you or not. But an activity like this can have many potential fitness benefits. Now, if they’re listening and maybe curious about cycling, what’s a smart position to start that discussion about whether this type of activity would be smart for them or not?
Ned: If you’re probably someone who’s already concerned about physical treatment, I’d say your physical therapist is the most productive position to start with. Second, your number one care provider may only be aware of other medical issues that may also be potentially problematic, whether it be a core factor or blood sugar control. These would be safe starting points. The Internet would be a scary position to start with. And beyond that, contact a local motorcycle shop. There are clubs that organize motorcycle rides. Local motorcycle department stores can be a wonderful source of information. The workers are sometimes quite well trained and all of them are cyclists. So these would probably be the most productive places to start.
Interviewer: Wow. I mean, I have family members who like to ride bikes too. This is very funny. And those big motorcycle stores are also a wonderful place to locate other people, right?
Ned: Yes. I think riding a bike can be a lot of fun with other people, especially on the road where you get the chance to move other people and not have to work as hard. You can pretend to be a professional cyclist in the Tour de France or the next Olympic Games. And the organizing tour is a fun way to get out and enjoy time on the bike.