What are the advantages and disadvantages of riding a bike?

The health benefits of cycling:

The advantages of cycling exercise are unlimited time and speed. Cycling, known as "Golden Aerobic Exercise", is one of the best tools to overcome heart function problems.

It can make myocardium contract strongly, enhance the elasticity of blood vessel wall, accelerate blood circulation, increase vital capacity and improve respiratory function. At the same time, it also helps to improve the muscle strength, coordination and balance of lower limbs, prevent the body from getting fat and hardening blood vessels, and make bones strong.

The disadvantages of cycling to health:

Excessive use of gluteus maximus muscle after riding for a long time, edema compresses sciatic nerve, causing pain or numbness in legs or buttocks, also known as piriformis syndrome and wallet syndrome.

It is also very common that because of muscle tension or insufficient strength, stepping on the patella is not suitable, resulting in knee pain. In addition, improper riding posture, bumpy roads or long-term riding may make male prostate inflammation or aggravate symptoms.

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Precautions for cycling:

Power bicycles are widely used in nerve rehabilitation, bone rehabilitation, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and rehabilitation of chronic motor system diseases. The main indications include: limited joint activity of lower limbs, decreased muscle strength and coordination dysfunction, and cardiopulmonary diseases.

However, electric bicycles also have contraindications, and the following patients are not suitable: those with lower limb fractures and unstable fractures; Shock, unconsciousness or obvious uncooperative; Vital signs are unstable; Weak body, unable to bear the trainer; Those who are prone to massive bleeding; Severe heart failure and myocardial infarction; People suffering from venous thrombosis may fall off during exercise; Severe pain, aggravated after exercise.

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