BICYCLING

Bicycling is everyone’s path to fun, adventure, and good health. It is also a very inexpensive means of tranportation. All a bicycle needs to start you down the road is the poweer of your legs.
With gasoline prices rising, may people are turning to bicycles to go to and from work. Million of children ride their bicycles to school every day. Many school offer couses in bicycling, particulary in bicycling to those who complete certain requirements.
As exercise, bicycling strengthens the heart and lungs without putting severe strain on the body. For this reason, many physicians recommend bicycling for older as well as younger people. Today the bicycle is considered a means of better health, not simply a toy or a means of transportation. And bicycling is truly fun. On a bicycle, you can see thing at a leisurely pace. You can feel the breeze and hear and aromas. This is much more rewarding than speeding along in a car.
Bicycle tours are popular in Europe, and many countries have special bicycle oaths and trails. In the United States, cycling groups such as those organized by the American Youth Hostels and the League of American Wheelmen offer supervised outing for people of all ages.