Cycling

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 May 2011

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Title:   Child safety - bikes
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   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 your child how to use their bike and safety equipment properly and give them lots of supervised practice.
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Cycling and disease prevention
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   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.
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Cycling health and safety tips
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   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.
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Cycling and your health
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   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.
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Cycling - health benefits
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   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.
Date:   Nov 2010
Title:   Cycling - preventing injury
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   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.
Date:   Nov 2010
Title:   Cycling connecting communities - does the promotion of cycling infrastructure increase population cycling levels and physical activity?
Publisher:   NSW Department of Health
Description:   The report describes the implementation and evaluation of the Cycling Connecting Communities project which was a health promotion program designed to encourage the use of newly completed off-road cycle paths through south west Sydney.
Date:   Sep 2010
Title:   Riding a bike
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   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,
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Cycling to health - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Cycling regularly improves both endurance and aerobic capacity. It also reduces your risk of cardiovascular disease and improves your overall health.
Date:   Mar 2010
Title:   Interventions for increasing pedestrian and cyclist visibility for the prevention of death and injuries
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Pedestrians and cyclists are often killed or seriously injured in traffic crashes, especially in developing countries where walking and bicycling are essential modes of transportation. In the UK, one in three road traffic fatalities is a pedestrian or c...
Date:   May 2009
Title:   Non-legislative interventions for the promotion of cycle helmet wearing by children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Many children suffer head injuries while riding a bike. This review focused on encouraging children to wear helmets, as distinct from compelling them to do so through laws. The authors wanted to find out which sort of helmet programmes work best, partic...
Date:   Apr 2009
Title:   Helmets for preventing head and facial injuries in bicyclists
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   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....
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Erectile dysfunction and cycling - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Does cycling affect the penis and cause erectile dysfunction and impotence?
Date:   Mar 2006
Title:   Alcohol and bicycles: a bad combination - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Driving while under the influence of alcohol is known to be dangerous, but cycling while drunk is no better.
Date:   Feb 2002

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