In my case, cycling helped significantly in trimming a lot of weight (I'm anywhere between 155 and 160 pounds at 5'9"). It, along with calisthenics to improve upper body muscle, toned me up a LOT, though I have lost a lot of strength in my upper body. I noticed this when I played baseball the other day with family; I could run really fast, but my throw is weak. It used to be exactly the opposite.

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