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In addition to being fun, cycling is an extremely efficient way to keep in shape and improve cardiovascular fitness.
Follow the links below to find information on cycling.
Reviewed February 2009
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Cycling - preventing injury
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Better Health Channel
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Cycling can improve your physical and mental health. It's a great way to get out and enjoy the world around you. However, bicycle injuries can occur. Common cycling injuries may cause lower back pain, numb toes, burning feet, as well as damage to the hands, shoulders or knees.
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Jul 2009
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Riding a bike
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Getting a bike is really exciting. At last you can go off and join your mates, you can go places that are too far to walk,
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Jun 2009
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Cycling - health benefits
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Better Health Channel
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Cycling is a great way to exercise while also enjoying the environment around you. It can also be a competitive sport. Cycling is mainly an aerobic activity, which means that your heart, blood vessels and lungs all get a workout.
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Sep 2008
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Cycling and disease prevention
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Better Health Channel
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Cycling is a healthy, low impact exercise that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. Research shows that doing regular exercise like riding a bike can help to protect you from certain diseases including stroke, heart attack, some cancers, depression, diabetes, obesity and arthritis.
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Mar 2008
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Cycling health and safety tips
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Better Health Channel
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Riding a bicycle is a great form of exercise, and it's fun. If you follow a few basic health and safety tips, you'll get the most out of your cycling and reduce your risk of injury.
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Mar 2008
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Cycling and your health
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Better Health Channel
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Riding a bicycle is a low impact form of exercise that can be enjoyed by people of all ages and fitness levels. It can help to improve your general health while being gentle on your joints. It's also a great way to have fun, get fit and spend time with friends and family. Always wear a helmet and be aware of traffic rules when on the road.
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Nov 2007
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Child safety - bikes
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Better Health Channel
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Bike safety is important for people of all ages. Keeping your child safe while cycling involves teaching them riding skills, and giving them the right equipment including a helmet. Teach a child how to use their bike and safety equipment properly and give them lots of supervised practice.
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Nov 2007
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Helmets for preventing head and facial injuries in bicyclists
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Cycling is a healthy and popular activity for people of all ages. Crashes involving bicyclists are, however, common and often involve motor vehicles. Head injuries are responsible for around three-quarters of deaths among bicyclists involved in crashes....
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Nov 2006
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Cycling to health - myDr.com.au
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myDr
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Cycling is a good all-round exercise improving both endurance and aerobic capacity. Cycling tones various muscle groups like the calves and thighs, and strengthens the back.
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Mar 2006
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Non-legislative interventions for the promotion of cycle helmet wearing by children
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Many children suffer head injuries while riding a bike. The review focused on encouraging children to wear helmets, as distinct from compelling them to do so through laws. The reviewers wanted to find out which sort of campaigns work best particularly ...
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Apr 2005
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