Ridingyourbikeregularlynotonlygetsyouwhereyouwanttogofasterthanonfootbutprotectsyouagainstavarietyofdiseasesandmakesyoufeelbetter.

Cyclingisgoodforyourhealth.

Everydaycyclingisaneffectiveandenjoyableformofaerobicexercise.Thisisthetypeofexercisethatismosteffectiveatpromotinggoodhealth.Forexamplecyclingreducestheriskofseriousconditionssuchasheartdiseasehighbloodpressureobesityandthemostcommonformofdiabetes(糖尿病).

Astudysuggestthatnewcyclistscoveringshortdistancescanreducetheirriskofdeathbyasmuchas22%.

Cyclinghelpsuswithweightloss.

Cyclinghelpstoloseweightbecauseitburnstheenergysuppliedbyachocolatebaroracoupleofalcoholicdrinksinanhour.A15-minutebikeridetoandfromworkfivetimesaweekburnsoffabout11poundsoffatinayear.ThatkindofcyclingpatternalsomeetstheGovernment’slatesttargetonexercise:weshouldtakepartinsomephysicalactivitythatleavesusoutofbreathforatleast30minutesfivetimesaweek.

Cyclingcanimproveyourmood.

Cyclinghaspositiveeffectsonhowwefeeltoo.Properexercisehasbeenfoundtoreducelevelsofdepressionandstressimprovemoodsandraiseself-respect.

Cyclingcanhelptomaintainstrengthandcoordination(协调).

Therecanalsobeindirectbenefitsintermsofreducinginjuriesfromfallswhichcanleadtoseriousdisabilityespeciallyinolderpeople.Thestrengthandcoordinationthatregularcyclingbringsmakethemlesslikely.Physicallyactiveolderpeoplehavemuchreducedratesofbrokenbones.

Ifyouareworriedabouttrafficfumestheremaybenoneed.Cyclistsandwalkersactuallyabsorblowerlevelsofpollutantsfromtrafficfumesthancardrivers.

Iwillleaveyouwithmypersonalbikemottointhehopethatitcanhelpyoubecomeinspiredtogocycling.Whenitiscoldoutsideridefastertowarmup;whenitishotoutsideridefastertocreateabreeze.Happypedaling!

61.Howdoestheauthorconvincereadersofthebenefitsofcycling?

A.Byprovidinganexactfigure

B.Bymakingcomparisons

C.Byofferingdetailedexplanations

D.Byanalyzingcauseandeffect

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