DO’S

• Ride on:- As a rule, it is best to ride in the direction of traffic, staying as far to the left as is practical. However, always make sure there is room to handle emergencies and that you do not ride so close to the left that you run the risk of hitting the road sides.
• Safety Gears:- Regardless of the type of cycling you are doing, always wear a helmet and other safety gears. Make sure your Helmet is properly fastened and fitted and not move when you shake your head.
• Brakes:- Make sure your brakes are always in top-notch condition. Be aware of how weather and road conditions can affect your ability to brake. Under normal circumstance, apply the rear brake before the front brake. Use the rear brake for smooth gradual slowing down. Use the front brake for more abrupt and efficient braking. Only brake when the front wheel is straight.
• Clothings:- Wear bright or light-coloured clothing during the day and reflective or fluorescent clothing at night or in poor visibility conditions.
• Locking:- Always lock your cycle to prevent it from being taken away.
• Remember 1 Seat = Only 1 rider.
• Always use hand signals when stopping or turning
• When you are part of a cycling group, ride single-file, not side-by-side.

DON’T

• Do not ride on the road towards oncoming traffic.
• Do not ride on "Expressway" or within "Tunnel Area”.
• Do not hold onto other vehicles while pedalling.
• Do not use mobile phone and earphone for music listening.

Riding a bike is healthy, fun and a low-impact form of exercise for all ages. Really! Besides being a lot of fun, it can help keep a host of health problems aside. Are you Curious to know how, here are the facts!

#1 IT KEEP DIABETES IN CHECK

Diabetes is the root cause of heart attacks, strokes, skin diseases, kidney failures and many other illnesses. To keep this devil in check, cycle every day! Cycling curbs diabetes as it uses up the glucose and converts it into useful energy. In Finland, a large scale research found that risk of developing diabetes can be reduced to 40 per cent if a person cycles for more than 30 minutes per day

#2 IT MAKES YOUR HEART FITTER

Cycling increases the heart rate, and gives you a good cardio workout. Compared to people living the sedentary life, people who cycle regularly tend to have an enhanced cardiovascular system.Regular cycling stimulates and improves your heart, lungs and circulation, reducing your risk of cardiovascular diseases. Cycling strengthens your heart muscles, lowers resting pulse and reduces blood fat levels.

#3 IT REDUCES RISK OF CANCER

Risk of disease like cancer can be significantly reduced by involving in physical activities such as cycling. This has also been proved by the studies that people who involve in moderate to high level of physical activities in their early and middle ages are less prone to diseases like cancer. On the other hand, the risk of cancer did not decrease in sedentary people. Many researchers have studied the relationship between exercise and cancer, especially colon and breast cancer. Research has shown that if you cycle, the chance of bowel cancer is reduced. Some evidence suggests that regular cycling reduces the risk of breast cancer.

#4 IT KEEPS AWAY THE ARTHRITIS

Not only does cycling reduce arthritis pain, it also helps in preventing the disease. Whether you cycle indoors, or outdoors, your joints and muscles will get a great workout and keep you fitter for longer! Either you involve in static indoor cycling or outdoor cycling, both equally benefits in preventing and reducing the arthritis.Flexing of muscles takes place in the thighs and lower legs during cycling which is helpful in controlling arthritis. Cycling improves strength, balance and coordination. It may also help to prevent falls and fractures. If you are a patient of osteoarthritis, cycling is the best form of exercise as it places little stress on joints.

#5 IT STRENGTHENS YOUR MUSCLES

Cycling engages the calf and thigh muscles and helps strengthen and tone them. It also works on the core muscles, toning your abs, and toughening up your arms.A good muscle workout – cycling uses all of the major muscle groups as you pedal. cycling increases stamina, strength and aerobic fitness.

#6 IT INCREASES STAMINA

Regular cycling increases endurance levels and gives your stamina a good boost. Start with 30 minutes of cycling each day and gradually increase the time and pace. This will result in higher energy levels, in no time! Cycling boost the endurance capacity which increases body’s stamina , resulting in high energy levels both at work and at normal day to day activities.

#7 HEALTHY AND SAFE PREGNANCY

Expecting women who daily exercise during their pregnancy have an easier, less complicated labour and recover faster & enjoy better overall mood throughout the pregnancy period. Undoubtedly low impact exercise such as cycling during pregnancy helps the mother and protect the foetus,”

#8 IT HELPS YOU DE-STRESS

Since cycling is so much fun, it keeps your stress levels under control. Cycle every day for 30 minutes to an hour, and it will help you keep all that stress and negative energy at bay. Riding cycle regularly reduces stress and depression

#9 IT MANAGES PAIN

Research has shown that cycling can reduce pain as it a ‘releasing’ exercise – one that helps ease physiological and psychological problems like stress, tension, and pain. Thus, cycling is a great way to reduce pain if done regularly. Cycling is considered as a “releasing” exercise. Releasing exercises play a very important role in alleviating physiological and psychological issues like stress, tension, and pain. Strategy of pain reduction which is generally used on children is Cycling and similarly is useful amongst adults as well.

#10 IT HELPS IN WEIGHT LOSS

Synonym of calorie burner is Cycling! Just cycling for one hour thrice a week, helps in dropping the extra kilos in no time! No doubts,one of the popular gym exercise now is spinning! As Cycling raises the metabolic rate, builds muscle and burns extra body fat. It is considered as a best way to control or reduce weight if practiced with healthy eating habits.

#11 SPIN THE WHEELS AND LIVE LONG AND LOOK YOUNG ALWAYS

Cycling helps in required collagen production in the body which gradually enhances the healing process and reduces wrinkles.

#12 NO MORE SUFFERINGS FROM INDIGESTION

Cycling benets our body deep into its core. “Physical activity helps decrease the time it takes food to move through the large intestine, limiting the amount of water absorbed back into your body and leaving you with softer stools, which are easier to pass,”

Cycling is taken as a easiest sports unlike some other sports, cycling does not require high levels of physical skill. Most people know how to ride a cycle and, once you learn, you don’t forget.

SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT CYCLING:-

• The average adult who exercises for one hour by cycling at a moderate pace burns 563 calories, more than double what the average person burns by walking briskly for one hour.
• Cycling three hours or 30 kilometers per week halves your risk of heart disease and strokes.
• Women who cycle 30 minutes a day have a lower risk of breast cancer.
• Countries with the highest levels of cycling and walking generally have the lowest obesity rates.
• A study of nearly 2,400 adults found that those who cycled to work were fitter, leaner, less likely to be obese, and had better triglyceride levels, blood pressure, and insulin levels than those who didn’t active commute to work.
• An adult cyclist generally have life expectancy two years above the average and a fitness level of someone 10 years younger.
• A recent psychological study proves that person who cycle regularly have a unique mix of intelligence and cool factor in them.
• Riding a cycle is healthy, fun and a low-impact form of exercise for all ages.
• Cycling can improve both physical and mental health, and can reduce the chances of experiencing many health problems.
• Bicycles use 2% as much energy as cars per passenger-kilometer, and cost less than 3% as much to purchase.
• Twenty bicycles can be parked in the same space as one car. It takes around ve percent of the materials and energy used to make a car to build a bike, and a bike produces zero pollution.

SOME MERITS OF HIRING A BICYCLE THAN BUYING ARE:-

• Forget about all worries and stress related to transporting your cycle.
• Forget the pain of packing your cycle there and back. Hiring a cycle from us will give you more time to cycle and chill out.
• Forget the stress of theft when you hire a cycle with us.

At Pink Pedals we want people to experience the joy of cycling and a contribution to make our environment clean and city traffic better.

DO YOU KNOW ??
According to WHO, 60% of related factors to individual health and quality of life are correlated to lifestyle. We are living in 21st Century and the lifestyle we are having is too much busy that we even don't have time to think about our environment and our health.

Exercise is a must part of our life and to cover this part we are here for you , at Pink Pedals we will provide you cycles on rent during your free time at main city parks and garden, so that you can have fun as well as exercise in few minutes ride. We have a wide range of cycles for everyone and for all age group.