May is Bike Month

may is bike month
League of American Bicyclists

May is National Bike Month and is celebrated in communities from coast to coast. Established in 1956, National Bike Month is a chance to showcase the many benefits of bicycling — and encourage more folks to giving biking a try.

This National Bike Month will necessarily be different this year. Healthy Communities Mental Health Action Team wants to help you find healthy ways to promote a healthy mind and body. With a focus on well-being and connection, we’re highlighting the physical and mental health benefits of biking.

Help us celebrate National Bike Month this May and reap the benefits of biking:

  • Cycling is a great activity you can do while maintaining a safe social distance.
  • Cycling allows you to get outside and enjoy the physical and mental health benefits of open air and sunshine.
  • Exercise improves your mood by pumping blood faster through the body and encourages the rapid spread of endorphins — those chemicals that naturally give you a “high.”
  • Symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress are positively impacted through exercise.
  • Cycling promotes new thought patterns — allowing for a person to “zone out,” meditate, or pray. This “brain reset” promotes feelings of calm and well-being.
Whether you’re riding for fun, fitness with family, or taking essential trips to work or shop, you are part of a movement for safer streets, connected communities, a healthier planet, and happier people.

To learn more about National Bike Month and activities in your community, visit the League of American Bicyclists website. 

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