Personal benefits that I have achieved from moderate cycling:

1. Lost a bit of weight. I'm fat, so I still have a LONG way to go on this level, but that said, at least I'm getting exercise regularly.
2. My blood pressure is now consistently at 106-110/68-70.
3. My resting pulse rate is always below 70.
(I know this information because I donate blood every 2 months and they tell me!)
4. I feel better.
5. I'm more flexible.
6. I don't suffer from SADD like I sometimes did when I wasn't biking all winter.
7. My asthma is easily controlled and I haven't had a bad attack since I started riding regularly (4.5 years ago now).
8. I not only have learned how to clean my bike, I can change a flat, adjust my derailleur, and do all sorts of basic maintenance and fit adjustments that I had no idea how to do before.
9. I have more confidence.
10. I have met all sorts of neat people because I bike.
11. I know my neighborhood so much better than I ever did when I was driving everywhere.
12. Cycling puts me in tune with the seasons: like when the redbuds bloom or when you can smell the linden trees flowering.
13. I can comfortably get around without using a car. For days. With 3 small kids. Including grocery shopping!
14. Driving my car in traffic makes me frustrated and stressed out. Biking makes me smile! :-D

Jane