| So you want to lose weight. All of us do at some point | | | | always going to seem like some "extra" that you don't |
| and losing weight is a great way to both look and feel | | | | always have time for. |
| better. Not only that, but you'll feel better about yourself | | | | Now say instead of going to the gym to lose those 10 |
| and have more confidence. A great goal to set for | | | | pounds you decide to bike to work. While it may take |
| yourself when initially trying to lose weight is to try and | | | | a little longer to lose the weight, by biking to work |
| lose 10 pounds. This should be an attainable goal for | | | | you're really losing no time at all. If you live in a city |
| almost anyone. | | | | there's a good chance that it's not going to take you a |
| So where do you start? Most people, when they think | | | | whole lot longer than a car trip does. So basically you |
| of weight loss, think of unappetizing diets or strenuous | | | | get to lose 10 pounds "for free", as it were, because |
| exercise regimens, but it doesn't have to be that way. | | | | you don't have to make time for exercise. |
| If you're looking to lose 10 pounds while still having fun | | | | When you engage in most other forms of exercise, |
| and getting some fresh air, look instead to what was | | | | you're engaging in it exclusively: you're not getting |
| probably one of your favorite childhood activities: | | | | anything else done when you're at the gym. With |
| bicycling. | | | | biking, on the other hand, the exercise is almost a |
| There are many benefits to biking, but the main one is | | | | secondary bonus to the primary function of getting |
| that it's really the only form of exercise that can also | | | | somewhere you need to go. Add to this the fact that |
| function as transportation. The reason it's difficult for | | | | you're saving money on transportation and doing good |
| many people to lose weight is because to try work | | | | for the environment, it's hard to argue against biking as |
| too much time into their already busy lifestyles. For | | | | one of the best forms of exercise. |
| example, let's say your plan is to lose 10 pounds by | | | | By simply biking to and from work every day you |
| getting a gym membership and going a few times a | | | | should be able to lose 10 pounds fairly quickly without |
| week. While this may be great at first, there's a good | | | | affecting your schedule too much. If your employer is |
| chance that it's going to start interfering with other | | | | a far enough distance away from you that you must |
| commitments: one day you have to stay late at work | | | | drive, consider instead using a bike for errands outside |
| so you skip gym; one day you have to pick up your | | | | of work. And if you want to really lose those 10 |
| son from soccer practice so you skip. Eventually it | | | | pounds quickly, start biking for recreation too - some |
| becomes easy to break the gym routine, because it's | | | | weekend bike riding will do wonders for weight loss. |