Eight reasons to start riding a unicycle

Most people find riding a unicycle appealing because learning to ride a wheel requires some talent and a lot of patience, a combination not many possess. If they only realized the many benefits one can get from riding a unicycle, there would be more unicyclists today.

1. Riding a unicycle will allow you to have a first-rate workout. If you want to build strong legs, learning to ride a unicycle is a great way to train your leg muscles.
2. You don’t need a lot of room to maneuver. The best thing about unicycles is that you can ride them even in tight spaces. You also don’t need a wide area to execute turns like in other types of wrinkles.
3. Unicycles do not take up much storage space. Due to the relatively small size of unicycles, they are not only easy to transport, but also easy to store. If you want to play a sport but space will be a problem to store your equipment, then you should try the unicycle.
4. Your hands are free to do other things. At a time when multitasking is a requirement for everyday life, unicycles are perfect for those who want to multitask. For example, you can hold a book, eat, or even scratch your arm because unicycles are hands-free—your legs and feet do all the work.
5. The unicycle is an environmentally sound response to pollution and traffic. Unicycles, along with bicycles, are great for smoke and traffic free transportation. There’s no gasoline, so you have less of an impact on nature, and while others suffer with traffic, you don’t because you can navigate your way through tight spaces without any problem.
6. Riding a unicycle helps develop your mental health. Studies conducted in Japan show that unicyclists have improved abilities for concentration, as well as coordination between motor and balance. In fact, the results are so convincing that the Japan Department of Education has incorporated the unicycle into its curriculum. Also, other types of unicycling, such as MUniing (Mountain Unicycling), allow unicyclists to develop quick reflexes while traveling over uneven terrain.
7. You are in control. The speed of your unicycle depends on how fast you pedal, so if you want to stay on the unicycle, you have to keep pedaling. This is good because what makes riding a bike more risky is the fact that bikes slip: the bike can move on its own even when the rider is not pedaling, especially on an incline. The steeper the grade, the faster the bike will slide and the less control the rider will have over the bike. Unicyclists don’t have that problem.
8. Riding a unicycle is a great way to get exercise.

Bicycling is an ideal cardiovascular exercise because it strengthens the heart without the strenuous movement of other physical exertions like jogging.

Other benefits of the unicycle are being discovered every day. Your one-wheeled ride, hard work, and patience is all you need to start experiencing these benefits for yourself.