Cycling for body and soul, + + + Why women have more migraines +++ caffeine does not help with weight loss +++The DW health News of the week at a Glance
That’s why Cycling is so healthy
Many people find it difficult to find sports in your daily Routine. This movement is important to us physically and to keep mentally fit and to prevent diseases.
Researchers have now shown that people who cycle to work have better physical and mental health. More than 8000 people were interviewed in the study to your health, your wellbeing and your preferred mode of locomotion.
The result is that bike riders felt healthier, had a better well-being, more energy, felt less Lonely and had less Stress than others.
Why women have more migraines
Researchers have known for a while that women suffer from more attacks of migraine than men. Why this is so, don’t know you yet. But more and more studies suggest that hormones play a role.
Especially fluctuations of sex hormones can trigger the migraine attacks, according to a new study by researchers from Spain. So irritating Estrogen certain cells to the trigeminal nerve that causes most headaches. In addition, the researchers found that other hormones, such as the male sex hormone testosterone, and protect against migraines.
The researchers hope that their findings can help to develop new therapies for migraine patients. Until now, there is still no cure.
Coffee helps weight loss
Anyone who wants to lose weight, don’t trust on coffee. Some theories claim that coffee regulates the appetite or the metabolism, but a new Studiehat not shown that caffeine helps with weight loss.
The researchers studied 50 adults between the ages of 18 and 50 years, one day per week, for three weeks. They received every Morning, either a caffeine-free beverage, a beverage with low caffeine content, or a drink with a high caffeine content. After they had drunk, were allowed to the subjects so much they wanted to eat from a Buffet.
The result showed that the people who had been drinking a beverage with low caffeine content, they ate 10 percent less than those who drank a caffeine-free drink, or one with a high caffeine content. The conclusion of the researchers: The influence of caffeine on food intake is to help low to lose weight.
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Bike riding enjoyment, Sport and LifestyleOnto the bike!
Almost every German has at least one Bicycle – in total, there are about 72 million wheels. The old wire donkey, standing around for years, somewhere in the cellars. The models are varied: From the classic Dutch Bike on a stylish City Cruiser to high-tech mountain bikes, everything is represented. Now in the spring, it attracts people to the outdoors: with the wheel.
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Bike riding enjoyment, Sport and LifestyleOn the road on disused railway tracks
Germany is criss-crossed by a dense network of cycle paths. According to the German tourism Association DTV, about 75,000 kilometres of well-maintained trails with infrastructure such as Hotels, restaurants or charging stations for E-Bikes. On the long distances, Bicycle tourists can admire the beauty of nature. As here the or break rail bike trail, which runs 142 miles on disused railway lines.
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Bike riding enjoyment, Sport and LifestyleBicycle with a “helper motor”
The first beautiful Sunday in the Park: family outing with daughter of Nike. The 4-Year-old hangs with a tandem coupling on the rear wheel of their father, Helmut. Very handy for long trips, and if the child is tired. Then it can be pulled and no longer needs to mitstrampeln. Here but Nike pushes her father, as she demonstrates with pride.
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Bike riding enjoyment, Sport and LifestyleChildren in the box
In the case of parents with small children, cargo bikes are becoming increasingly popular. The box is located on the front axle, up to four small children can sit in it. The days of mother eve to be very practical. Today, however, she only has her son, Max, of the bag shares the box with his toys and a picnic. For mommy Eva is a more relaxed Drive than with four vibrant days children.
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Bike riding enjoyment, Sport and LifestyleA wheel is starting to get to you
There used to folding bikes – today, there are folding bikes. The are light and fold up small that you can carry them conveniently. Very popular they are with commuters, the parts of the route by Bus or tram. For a brown-bag a “normal” bike you have to pay extra for the folding bike costs nothing. Finally, it is smaller than a suitcase.
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Bike riding enjoyment, Sport and LifestyleCycling with a built-in tailwind
In the case of the driving wheels with electric motors there are different classes: pure E-Bikes without pedal power. The most common Pedelec, the Motor enhances the force the driver in the pedals. The reputation as a “retired Elevator” Pedelecs stored for a long time. It is also available as sport bikes and mountain bikes (see photo). A good wheel costs in Germany, about 2,500 euros.
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Bike riding enjoyment, Sport and LifestyleThe first Smart Bikes
The Internet of things is, of course, arrived on a Bicycle. In addition to the speedometer and cadence meter for Smartphones and navigation devices are now also holding the usual. Send it, if you can open the lock via the App, and exit or via the UMTS-network is always the location of the wheel can be determined. This can make the theft quickly unattractive.
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Bike riding enjoyment, Sport and LifestyleDesigner Bikes
Lifestyle on two wheels: The Bicycle feeling is the expression of life. It must not only be functional but also beautiful. Long bike builders to use other materials than just the traditional such as Carbon, titanium, steel, and aluminum. In the meantime, there are wooden bicycles, or wheels left with Manta-rays-and-leather-clad frame (photo).
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Bike riding enjoyment, Sport and LifestyleBamboo bikes: stable and ecologically valuable
With all the love for the exotic: Designer wheels are nice but not for everyday use. Unlike bamboo bikes. The are so stable that they are even world fit to travel. Karina and Tim Poser (photo) biked with their Bamboo bicycles from Hamburg to the Chinese city of Chengdu. In social projects in Ghana and a German-built wheels made the 12,000 kilometers almost without a glitch.
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Bike riding enjoyment, Sport and LifestyleThe main thing to notice
Meanwhile, the shape are hardly any limits. There are bikes, extremely high (Tallbikes), or Fatbikes with absurdly thick tires Sun. In the photo, a so-called Cruiser. These bicycles are comfortable, and draw attention to yourself. Not only due to the soft shapes, because of the expansive size. Therefore, the Cruisers are also well suited as an advertising medium.
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Bike riding enjoyment, Sport and LifestyleNever Dry
Not every cyclist wants to be content with the isotonic sports drink from the plastic bottle, which hangs in a loveless steel bracket on the bike frame. Much prettier with two leather straps in Vintage Look, holding a bottle of red wine on the frame. In the case of such cargo, a quiet ride is essential to pay attention to style and maintain.
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Bike riding enjoyment, Sport and LifestyleIt goes well with a wheel
By now, the unicycle went out from the circus ring””. On school yards, it has long been introduced. But also creative extreme athletes have discovered the unicycle and take it in any kind of Terrain. Imitation is only recommended for professionals. A mountain bike with two wheels will do.
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Bike riding enjoyment, Sport and LifestyleMotocross without the Motor
The BMX was born, as is the children and young people were looking for Travel in all over the world an Alternative to Motocross. For motorcycles, you were still too young. Bikes have been rebuilt, with wide cross tires, the first course created in quarries and forests. Still BMX bikes when young people are hip. And also in the Major: Since 2008, BMX Biking an Olympic discipline.
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Bike riding enjoyment, Sport and LifestyleHelmet must not always be a helmet
Admittedly, Cycling helmets don’t look very nice. They are usually much too colorful, everywhere, air vents, and often act, as they would not fit properly. It is also the most beautiful, but So disguised the ugliest helmet, even in a “good figure”. The helmet compulsory for cyclists there is not in Germany yet, but more than two-thirds of Germans would approve of.