Tip of the Day! Friday, May 21, 2010
Now that the weather is finally summer-y, let’s take a few minutes to talk about cycling, or biking!
Biking is a great way to exercise and explore your surroundings. You can use the tool below to estimate your calorie expenditure:
http://www.everydayhealth.com/Calories-Burned-Biking.htm
Biking, like all other activities, carries some risk. To minimize this risk, it is important to take some precautions. For example, wearing a helmet can reduce your risk of serious head trauma by 88 percent, and reduce the risk of facial injury by 65 percent. In fact, in 2008 there were 714 people killed while biking, 90 percent of them were not wearing helmets. The good news is that some helmets cost just $10, and studies have shown that they hold up just as well as more expensive helmets when put to the test.
Another safety measure is to learn and use hand signals when riding on busy roads. See below:
Have a HEALTHY day!
