| Anyone can lose a LOT of weight by riding a bicycle- | | | | for burning calories- stable, comfortable and not worth |
| since it is true that a 200-pound person riding a bike at | | | | anyone stealing! Beyond that, the sky is the limit- there |
| 14 miles-per-hour for 45 minutes will burn off an entire | | | | are even 'comfort' bikes, otherwise known as a |
| Double Quarter Pounder(R) WITH Cheese- well over | | | | 'recumbent' bike, which one rides lying down- how cool |
| 700 calories! Take that same bike ride every other | | | | is that? Or, would you believe a recumbent, tandem |
| day for a month and that person will have slimmed | | | | tri-cycle ... for $3000? |
| down to less than 197 pounds- as well as gaining all | | | | Now that you are thinking about it, you will notice all |
| the other benefits of regular exercise- even having | | | | types of people riding bikes almost everywhere. Many |
| eaten the same number of cheese burgers as usual | | | | communities have built, or are building, bike paths using |
| during the month. And, if you are a couple, consider | | | | millions of dollars in federal money that was made |
| that tandem bicycles burn off TWICE as much. | | | | available for doing so. For the more daring, it is |
| Don't be surprised, though, if you lose inches before | | | | perfectly legal to ride with automobile traffic, if one |
| pounds- because you are building muscle! And, | | | | adheres to minor state and local regulations- so, you |
| remember to drink plenty of liquids- especially sports | | | | can lose weight and save gasoline! |
| drinks, low-calorie of course, that replace electrolytes. | | | | And, of course, if you can't or won't ride outdoors, |
| Getting started is easy. A sturdy bike can be had, or | | | | there are also stationary bikes- a good way to get |
| borrowed, for free- especially the heavy, balloon-tired, | | | | started and a good back-up when the weather is bad. |
| fixed-gear, old-school models, like Schwinn, that no | | | | Stationary bikes are preferable to treadmills since |
| modern kid would be caught dead riding, but perfect | | | | there is no weight on your joints. |