### activity | diversion | sport:

Cycling
* IS one of the most intense, exciting sports of all time.
* actually has similar risks to traveling by automobile.
* allows for a sense of adventure and excitement
  - more adventure and creativity than driving
* are fun
* builds knee muscles and can produce a feeling of exhilaration
  - provide a feeling of exhilaration
* can also generate a sense of liberation and pride.
* can be an aerobic exercise
  - inherantly dangerous sport
  - fun, since it generally never rains all day long
* can help by strengthening opposing leg muscles thereby avoiding injury
  - to reclaim communities
  - literally bridges the world
* causes little noise pollution compared to motoring.
* creates no pollution, improves health, and bicycles are easy and cheap to maintain.
* currently includes being able to comfortably go an hour and a half or so.
* decreases blood pressure, which helps reduce hypertension.
* encourages an awareness of good health and an appreciation of the outdoors and nature.
* fast-paced and growing sport.
* fun way to get fresh air, see sights and exercise.
* game of situations and positions.
* generally occurs between late morning and early evening.
* good chance for kids to get out there and do something on their own or with friends
  - nonweightbearing activity during pregnancy
* great form of exercise.
* great way to get fit and stay fit - for recreational or competitive athletes
  - start the day, benefitting individual health and our environment
* growing leisure activity.
* has an increasingly important role in transport in Canberra
  - as much importance for our global environment as for our local environment
  - much to do with personal empowerment
* healthy form of exercise.
* helps develop the quadriceps while putting minimal strain on ankles and knees.
* includes mountain biking.
* is Belgium's national sport
  - achieved in paraplegic persons by electrical stimulation of the paralysed muscles
  - adaptable to a variety of fitness levels
* is also an Olympic racing sport with track and cross-country events
  - one of the best forms of cardiovascular exercise
* is an activated ability
  - activity that many children enjoy, particularly at primary school age
  - exercise in geography - natural, social, cultural, political
  - ideal form of exercise
  - increasingly popular way of touring the country
  - opportunity to know a different world
  - outdoor activity that promotes physical fitness
  - considerably more invigorating than sitting in a car
  - different from running or triathlons in that there's no one person that is the best
  - fun, healthy, and for all ages - and even all weather
  - green, healthy exercise, usually quicker for city trips, fun and very cheap
  - more than a sport
  - much more than physical exercise
  - on flat to gently rolling country roads
* is one of the best exercises for building the cardiovascular system
  - for the cardiovascular system
  - forms of exercise
  - most dangerous Olympic sports
  - permitted only on roads
  - popular in the flat north and many roads have separate lanes for bikes
  - possible almost everywhere
  - ranked among the top three exercises for improving cardiovascular fitness
  - seen as environmentally more attractive, and part of the solution to transport problems
  - the best way to experience a new country and culture
* is the most common mode of children's transport and the use of bicycles increases with age
  - local transport
  - controlled sport
  - popular way of going to classes
  - option chosen by people wanting to travel at a more sedate pace
  - quintissential European game
  - term used to describe the period during which the aquarium matures
  - third most popular recreational activity in the United States
  - totally free of emissions and is known as the most energy efficient means of transport
  - very popular in Denmark because the ground is so flat
* is, after all, a sport for everyone
  - unfortunately, an expensive sport
* keeps the body fit and the mind and reflexes sharp.
* major social phenomenon.
* mode of exercise.
* pattern of intermittent use of the supplement, with periodic breaks or rest periods.
* physical and mentally challenging activity that requires work.
* popular holiday recreation, particularly in the south
  - sport in Hawaii by both the population and tourists
* power sport.
* prevents pollution and congestion on the roads.
* produces no greenhouse gases.
* quick and efficient means of transport, especially for short trips.
* refers to the strategy of intermittent utilization of hormone therapies.
* relatively easy sport.
* requires a certain amount of aerobic capacity.
* risk sport.
* saves money in the form of parking fees, gasoline, and car maintainence.
* slows the pace of travel and expands the senses.
* social sport and group rides are a tradition.
* takes a certain discipline to try and race and do well
  - energy, so eat, drink, and be merry
* team sport where success depends on the collective strengths of each cyclist.
* tends to occur most often in the spring and summer in outdoor cats.
* way of life for people in the Netherlands.
+ Denmark, Transport: European Union member states :: Nordic countries :: Current monarchies