{"id":2485,"date":"2019-02-06T10:54:21","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T09:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.napolebike.com\/?page_id=2485"},"modified":"2019-07-09T12:50:55","modified_gmt":"2019-07-09T10:50:55","slug":"all-the-benefits-of-an-electric-bike-tour-in-naples","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.napolebike.com\/en\/all-the-benefits-of-an-electric-bike-tour-in-naples\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\"  style='background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;'><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1  fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last 1_1\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"  data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-section-separator section-separator\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #f6f6f6;margin-left:-0px;margin-right:-0px;\"><div class=\"divider-candy-arrow top\" style=\"bottom:0px;border-bottom-color: #f6f6f6;\"><\/div><div class=\"divider-candy top\" style=\"top:-21px;border-bottom:1px solid #f6f6f6;border-left:1px solid #f6f6f6;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"section1\" class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box mass-responsive-section nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns\"  style='background-color: #ffffff;background-position: left top;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-top-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;'><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_2  fusion-one-half fusion-column-first mass-intro 1_2\"  style='margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;width:48%; margin-right: 4%;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"  data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-text\"><h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">NAPOL&#8217;E-BIKE<\/h2>\n<p>Pedal it! Why is cycling better? It\u2019s healthy, it\u2019s fun , it reduces pollution and is a perfect solution to free the city from pollution and cars. Cycling is an activity we can do throughout the year and not only in summer. We can cycle to go to school, to work or to the gym.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#03a9f4;border-top-width:1px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:30px;width:100%;max-width:206px;\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\" scoped=\"scoped\">.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2485-2 .panel-title a .fa-fusion-box{ color: #ffffff;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2485-2 .panel-title a .fa-fusion-box:before{ font-size: 13px; width: 13px;}<\/style><div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\"><div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion-2485-2\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a class=\"active\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-2485-2\" data-target=\"#536d82ed38b061cd9\" href=\"#536d82ed38b061cd9\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">MAKES YOU HAPPIER<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"536d82ed38b061cd9\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>John Ratey, a psychiatrist at Harvard Medical School, in his book Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain, tells of patients who after a year of &#8220;cycloterapa&#8221; were greatly improved by severe forms of depression. In short, scientists who have been studying the benefits of cycling on our brains for years, agree: cycling reduces stress and decreases depression. In a word, it gives happiness.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-2485-2\" data-target=\"#cfb0d11650fa073d7\" href=\"#cfb0d11650fa073d7\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">CYCLING TO LOSE WEIGHT<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"cfb0d11650fa073d7\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>Riding a bicycle for 1 hour burns around 500 calories. According to research published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, which studied the beneficial effects of cycling on overweight premenopausal women, one hour of cycling, several times a week, has slimming effects.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-2485-2\" data-target=\"#513e32cf4c91eb84d\" href=\"#513e32cf4c91eb84d\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">REDUCES THE RISKS OF HEART DISEASE<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"513e32cf4c91eb84d\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>Cycling raises your heart rate and gets the blood pumping round your body. As a result, it\u2019s among the types of exercise recommended by the NHS as healthy ways to reduce the risk of developing major illnesses such as heart disease and cancer.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-2485-2\" data-target=\"#16c9e602567505c65\" href=\"#16c9e602567505c65\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">CYCLING SAVES TIME<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"16c9e602567505c65\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>Compare these three experiences:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Get in the car, sit in traffic, queue to get into the car park, park, pay to park, arrive.<\/li>\n<li>Walk to bus stop, wait for bus, complain about bus being late, get on bus (pay), watch as it takes you round-the-houses, arriveabout half a mile from your destination<\/li>\n<li>Get on the bike, whizz through traffic, lock the bike, arrive<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-2485-2\" data-target=\"#39f9e27e9218532b7\" href=\"#39f9e27e9218532b7\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">DOESN'T DAMAGE THE KNUCKLES<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"39f9e27e9218532b7\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>Unlike running, cycling is a low-impact sport: by pedaling, we do not exert pressure on the joints of the lower limbs. That&#8217;s why it&#8217;s indicated for the knees. Moreover, as reported by a French research published in the Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, carried out on those who practice mountain biking, strengthens all the muscles of the legs. In conclusion: those who ride bikes improve muscle metabolism to the advantage above all of buttocks, thighs and calves. Not only. It also strengthens the muscles and bones of the dorsal area, so the back also benefits.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-2485-2\" data-target=\"#bbc4d519a45541f24\" href=\"#bbc4d519a45541f24\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">CYCLING IS LOW IMPACT<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"bbc4d519a45541f24\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>Many of the upshots we discuss when we talk about the benefits of cycling are exercise related. Reckon it might be easier to just go for a run? Running is weight bearing \u2013 and therefore injury rates are higher.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingweekly.com\/fitness\/which-is-best-cycling-or-running-23455#wzkXz2gVLh0HPtLO.99\">Cycling, <\/a> on the other hand, is non-weight bearing. When scientists compared groups of exercisers \u2013 long distance runners and cyclists, they found the runners suffered 133-144 per cent more muscle damage, 256 per cent moreinflammation and DOMS 87 per cent higher.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-2485-2\" data-target=\"#5fd9d2ace3f1bf523\" href=\"#5fd9d2ace3f1bf523\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">EXTENDS LIFE<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"5fd9d2ace3f1bf523\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>The more you ride intensely and the longer life expectancy, especially because you avoid heart disease. This is supported by a Danish study: for women, 2 to 3 years older, and for men, aged 4 to 5 years. Even the Tour de France cyclists live on average about 8 years longer than other sportsmen. It is the result of a research published in the International Journal of sport medicine.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-2485-2\" data-target=\"#ba7853e67e5527233\" href=\"#ba7853e67e5527233\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">IT'S NOT DANGEROUS (with a helmet!)<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"ba7853e67e5527233\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>Cycling can be dangerous, especially in the city, due to traffic accidents and pollution. In 2010, in the United States, almost 800 cyclists were killed and 515,000 ended up in the emergency room. What to do? First of all, wear a helmet with the correct size.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-2485-2\" data-target=\"#7c3044cfe3903539d\" href=\"#7c3044cfe3903539d\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">IT'S GOOD FOR THE COUNTRY<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"7c3044cfe3903539d\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>According to a recent study published by the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the WHO Regional Office for Europe, if the major European cities invested in two wheels and therefore in &#8220;green and healthy transport&#8221;, over 76,600 people could find work (in bicycle retail, in maintenance, in the supply of clothing and accessories for cyclists). Furthermore, around 10 thousand lives could be saved. If Rome adopted the same model of bike sharing in Copenhagen (Europe&#8217;s leading city with 26% of the city transport on two wheels), more than 3,200 new jobs could be created and 154 lives could be saved in a year.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-2485-2\" data-target=\"#f3574c54578498145\" href=\"#f3574c54578498145\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">CYCLISTS\u2026 ARE MORE ATTRACTIVE! <\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"f3574c54578498145\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>Clever, charming, eco-friendly, generous, selfless. According to a study by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhf.org.uk\/media\/news-from-the-bhf\/cool-riders.aspx\">British Heart Foundation<\/a>, a quarter of English people believe that bicycle riders are all this. Bicycle riders are the ideal partners, not soccer players!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_2  fusion-one-half fusion-column-last mass-intro 1_2\"  style='margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;width:48%'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"  data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-content-centered\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content\"><span style=\"margin-left:25px;float:right;\" class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.napolebike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/evo1.jpg\" width=\"874\" height=\"624\" alt=\"\" title=\"evo1\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-2520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.napolebike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/evo1-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.napolebike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/evo1-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.napolebike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/evo1-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.napolebike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/evo1-800x571.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.napolebike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/evo1.jpg 874w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\"  style='background-color: #ffffff;background-image: url(\"https:\/\/www.napolebike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Se3.jpg\");background-position: left top;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-top-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;'><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1  fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last 1_1\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"  data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-section-separator section-separator\" style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #f6f6f6;margin-left:-0px;margin-right:-0px;\"><div class=\"divider-candy-arrow bottom\" style=\"top:0px;border-top-color: #f6f6f6;\"><\/div><div class=\"divider-candy bottom\" style=\"bottom:-21px;border-bottom:1px solid #f6f6f6;border-left:1px solid #f6f6f6;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep sep-none\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:80px;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 32px; color: #ffffff;\">&#8220;A Country is developed not when the poor have cars, but when the rich use public transport and bicycles &#8220;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 32px; color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Gustavo Petra<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.napolebike.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2485"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.napolebike.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.napolebike.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.napolebike.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.napolebike.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2485"}],"version-history":[{"count":45,"href":"https:\/\/www.napolebike.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2485\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4217,"href":"https:\/\/www.napolebike.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2485\/revisions\/4217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.napolebike.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}