Safety principles of outdoor bicycle fitness exercise

Cycling is one of the best aerobic exercises, which are very effective in improving cardiopulmonary function and play a certain role in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. In particular, outdoor outings and cycling has become a new trend of sports and fitness for urban people on weekends and holidays. There are many safety issues that need to be paid attention to when traveling outdoor bicycles.

1. The most important thing in cycling is to wear a safety helmet

Because safety helmets are directly related to your life safety and can effectively reduce the chance of concussions when falling off the car, the US insurance regulations stipulate that you must wear a helmet, otherwise there is no need to compensate for accidents. However, in our country, cyclists rarely notice this.

Secondly wear professional sports gloves, one is anti-slip, and the other is to protect your hands after falling. Other commonly used protective gears include knee pads, ankle pads, elbow pads and wrist pads. , can prevent sprains, contusions and other injuries during driving. If riding a bicycle is used as an outdoor exercise, then these protective equipment must be equipped with all of them.

Check your equipment, brakes, lighting, tire pressure, etc. before riding is necessary.

2. Do not choose exercise on urban roads

Do not choose urban roads as exercise locations when riding a bicycle, because car exhaust and dust are extremely harmful to people in exercise. When riding a bicycle, due to the increase in exercise, the cardiopulmonary function increases. If the exhaust and dust cannot be avoided, the passive harmful gases inhaled will quickly spread throughout the body as the cardiopulmonary function is strengthened, and then poison the organs of the body, especially the lungs.

3. Cycling must be planned

The route of riding should be formulated according to the actual situation of everyone And itinerary, you must not blindly formulate unrealistic itineraries, as this will not only make everyone exhausted and lose the fun of riding. Not only do you need necessary repair and tire repair tools, but also medical first aid items. Sufficient preparation is the guarantee of smooth riding.

4. Cycling should be formed

Cycling should be carried out in a formation, and the character "one" formation should be adopted. This will not only show the team style, but also save physical strength. Find an experienced person to lead the rider, control the speed, one after another, maintain a safe distance, and someone should also be responsible for the finishing work to avoid riders falling behind. Abide by traffic regulations, do not go against the trend, and cannot "speed up". You must control the speed on the road. Do not compete for overtaking or racing, and pay attention to traffic safety.

5. Control the speed when going downhill

Just after the hard climb, facing the long-distance downhill, everyone wants to enjoy the feeling of speeding downhill. It is very satisfying and will forget it, but the seeds of danger have been planted at this time. You don’t know if the unknown road conditions ahead are dangerous. Let the speed slow down and everything is under control.

6. Try not to rush to the night

Because most of cycling is far away from the suburbs of the city, there are no street lights, even if you are equipped with a lighting system, due to unfamiliar road conditions and uncertainty of vehicles driving on the road, please try not to ride after dark, unknown dangers are everywhere.

7. It is strictly forbidden to ride after drinking

The situation of riding after drinking is equally dangerous as well as driving after drinking. It is also a dangerous way to endanger others and yourself, which is very likely to cause tragedy, so you strongly oppose riding after drinking.