One of the most famous bike makers in the world is Taiwan''s own Giant. When Giant started in 1972 in Taichung, it only produced bikes for bigger companies like Schwinn. In 1986, Giant decided to compete in the high-end1 bikes business because the market was expanding quickly. Now, Giant has over 10,000 stores around the world and sells more than three million bikes every year.
People in Taiwan are finally living up to the name "Bicycle Kingdom." Lately, more and more cyclists2 have been seen on the streets. Friends or families often ride together in mountains or along rivers during the weekends.
Riding a bike is great exercise for everyone. The amount of calories3 that you burn depends on how hard you pedal4 and how much you weigh. For example, if a woman that weighs 50 kilograms rides for one hour at a relaxing pace5, she would burn 500 calories. If she decided to race with her friends the whole time, she could double that number. The same thing applies to men. If an average man that weighs 70 kilograms rides casually for an hour, he would burn 450 calories. But if that same man decided to really push himself, he could lose up to 1,100 calories. To burn the same amount of calories through hiking, he would have to walk for three full hours without stopping.
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I found that it is a good place to train reading and listening abilities.
I can go to the website and link to the live radio to listen to their conversation.
It's much like Studio Classroom.
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Although our school is very big, it still have some advantages.
Just like the aticle says, we can burn more calories than others.
Riding a bike is quite a good exercise.
A lot of people improve their body conditions by riding a bicycle.
Now it is a century which emphasize on the health.
So next time when you want to move your body, maybe you could try this awesome exercise.
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