Pedalling Pounds Away: How Cycling Aids Weight Loss – 5 Helpful Tips
-by Jaya Pathak
Cycling-a popular as well as one of the favourite sport activities of nearly everyone. One might consider it as a ‘competitive sport’ while for some people, it is an escape to thee nature. A ride that takes you away from the artificiality of the worldly things and drops you in the calmness of nature. Instead of burning calories in gym along with a diet with a lot of restriction, one can easily prefer cycling. It has multiple levels of benefits, but in this blog, we will discuss how it helps crucially in weight reduction.
Here presenting the 5 tips that might be helpful in losing weight through cycling: –
- Setting up goals: – Before initiating the weight loss journey through cycling, you should begin by setting up a goal. It will motivate you in achieving the desired outcome. Understand your body type and then set up your goal. It will help you in knowing the parts which needs to be focused more. Do not try to set an unrealistic target as it can put so much frustration and pressure on you. Hence you can gradually increase your daily target but at first set up only those targets which you can achieve.
- Start your weight loss journey by measuring the weight and keep a record of it: – Before starting the ‘pedalling process’, you can begin by simply keeping a daily weight record. It will not just set a target in your head but also motivate you in achieving it. Set a target. By measuring weight on a daily basis will motivate you as well. Hence you should start your day by measuring your body weight just before having the cup of luke warm water and also after having something in your breakfast after the pedalling session. At the same time, you should take a look on your BMI and set the goal accordingly. Otherwise, it can have a negative effect as well. Hence, aim for a healthy target.
- Prepare a healthy diet: – Your body needs all the nutrients such as fats, proteins, calcium, vitamin, minerals and fibres in a healthy as well as in ample amount. So do not completely exclude any of these components from your food. Instead, you should focus on planning a healthy diet that will help you in losing weight and ultimately leads you to a healthy lifestyle. Add little bit of everything in your diet but keep this point very clear in our mind that the calorie input should always be lesser than calorie output. Take a balanced diet. Restrain yourself from the consumption of over as well as under ‘fuelling’ your body. You can start your day from the consumption of lemon water as it helps in weight loss. Additionally, it will also keep you fresh.
- Incorporate high intensity workout session: – Add high intensity workout session into your daily schedule. It plays an effective role in weight loss journey. It can help in burning the ample amount of calorie within a short interval of time as compared to the other moderate workout session. Additionally, it can also boost your metabolism. It is usually shorter in duration hence has multiple levels of benefits for those people who don not want to spend more time in the workout session. It often helps in muscle building. It is important for overall well- being.
- Get adequate sleep: – It might surprise you but sleeping too plays a crucial role in weight reduction. It is generally advised to have a sleep of about 7-8 hours of quality sleep. Sleep reduces stress levels. Sleep deprivation can lead to fatigue and physical dullness. Hence, a quality sleep enhances metabolism and promotes the mental health as well as cognitive function. Avoid the consumption of coffee and over-fuelling at night. You can also keep the electronic gadgets such as smartphone or laptop in order to improve the quality of sleep.
Hence, by keeping these points in your mind, be consistent with your cycling journey. It will effectively leads you to weight reduction and hence improve your health and overall well-being.
