Originally Posted by
Old Sarge
... I have already cut my caloric intake and I'm hoping that I enjoy bike riding as exercise so that in six months to a year I am seeing better numbers and I can close my pill box for a while. ...
Best of luck with that!
bike riding not only burns calories and helps you to lose weight, but it strengthens your cardiovascular system (which is more than "just" the heart -- it is the whole circulatory system) and helps to get blood, oxygen and nutrients where they are needed -- so the peripheral parts from your head to your toes can live a longer, healthier life.
Just as your car doesn't do well if the gas doesn't get from the tank to the engine, neither does your brain or your legs if they are starved for fuel.
Bike riding, as does all aerobic exercise, provides multiple benefits that will improve your chances of a longer, healthier and happier life.