7 Reasons Why You Should Do Mountain Biking

Mountain Biking in Dalat, why not try?


Sure we all know that mountain biking is fun and it’s a good cardiovascular workout but what else? Here’s top 7 reasons why you should get involved with mountain biking to get a bunch of really cool and unique benefits.

 

1.    Mountain biking is fun and it’s good for relationships!


Mountain biking makes for an ideal family activity, with child seats and trailers enabling you to bring your family with you at virtually any age. It's great for couples and friends too, and is all about enjoying good times and good laughs together.


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2.      Mountain biking is quiet and solitude:


If you have a change to do mountain biking in Dalat (Vietnam), there is a variety great places to choose such as: Golden valley, Love valley, Lat village, Langbiang mount, paradise lake… And the trails often take you to remote, peaceful places, where you can commune with nature, meditate, and enjoy the great outdoors.  


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3.      Mountain biking builds leg strength


Using a bike can help tone your quad, calf and glut (buttock) muscles as well as strengthen your tendons, without any load bearing. Even better is to combine it with a weights program in the gym. Just ask any of the instructors in your gym for a program to combine weights and the bike.


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4. Mountain biking keeps your heart healthy.


The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USA) recommends that adults get at least two and a half hours of moderate-intensity physical activity every week. This type of exercise must be rigorous enough for a person to break a sweat and raise their heart rate.


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5.      Mountain biking brings you to see new places


Because your mountain bike is low profile and can carry you further than you can go on foot your options for discovery are wide open! You will able to see so many really cool places that you probably would never have had the opportunity to see because of yours bike.


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One of best places in Vietnam to do mountain biking is Dalat. The options are wide open….trails, woods, along streams, down to the lake up to the mountains just about anywhere you want to go.


6.      Mountain biking decreases stress. 


In addition to the myriad physical benefits of mountain biking, the sport also plays an important role in participants' emotional well-being. According to a 2007 study by Dr. Andrew Lepp at Kent State University, outdoor activities decrease stress, raise self-esteem and provide people with a sense of challenge and adventure.

So, what is better than have a beautiful holiday in Dalat and take some challenges with mountain biking here!


7.      Mountain biking makes you happy.

 

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You know, exercise helps stave off depression by releasing endorphins (brain chemicals that trigger a euphoric high). Physical activity also decreases the immune system chemicals that make depression worse. And that, my fellow mountain bikers, is why you typically end a ride happier than you started.


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Mountain Biking in Dalat:  https://vietchallenge.com/Tours/14/Northern-Challenge