Originally Posted by
DnvrFox
For a balanced and good health program, include at least the following:
1. Flexibility (stretching, etc.)
2. Body composition (% fat vs muscle)
3. Muscular strength (particularly important as one ages)
4. Cardio vascular health and endurance
5. "Medical" health - diabetes, condition of heart and other organs, arthritis, hypoglycemia, etc.
6. Nutrition - what one puts in their body, necessary supplements, etc.
7. Regular physical checkups
Certainly bicycling can help with aspects of the above, but it is definitely not the total picture.
I'd make nutrition number one on the list. You can run a car, for example, on ethanol, but you won't get the best performance or efficiency as you would running gasoline.
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