Cycling is for everyone – get moving, inspired by Cycling Week
The national annual Cycling Week is currently underway. The purpose of the theme week is, among other things, to encourage cycling and raise awareness of its benefits. This yearu0026#x27;s main theme is Cycling is for everyone: everyone should feel welcome and safe in traffic. Get inspired by the week and enjoy cycling!
Cycling is a versatile form of exercise that offers many possibilities. Whether you ride a kick bike, mountain bike or city bike, cycling brings freedom, creates experiences, offers challenges and can take you to places that are inaccessible by motor vehicle. Cycling is excellent exercise: just 15 minutes of cycling twice a day helps maintain your fitness and health. It is worth choosing a bicycle as your mode of transport at least when the distance to your destination is less than 10 kilometres, the weather is good and you want to decide your own schedule. The scenery, exercise and recreation are positive extras.
Tuusula has approximately 217 kilometres of walking and cycling paths and park trails – why not find yourself a new, enjoyable cycling route? You can also get ideas for everyday and leisure cycling from the Cycling Week theme days. Could you do your shopping by bike? Would you take your bike instead of your car this time? How could your workplace encourage cycling to work?
On Saturday, 10 May, the theme of Cycling Week is cycle tourism. In the spirit of the theme day, we encourage you to explore Tuusula’s event calendar and diverse cultural attractions by bike. Getting around under your own steam is inexpensive and environmentally friendly, and for distances of less than 7 kilometres, cycling is often the fastest way to travel. For example
, a family bike trip could start on 10 May at the Tuusula Sports Centre’s Dream Sports Day, from where you could cycle through the Puustellinmetsä playground to the Monio Cake Festival. After enjoying some cakes, the trip could continue through Kaukjärvenranta and Fjällbo parks to the Erkkola fairy tale exhibition and the Lotta Museum playground. The cloudy weather forecast also seems to favour Saturday cycling!
Everyone can contribute to promoting safe cycling for all. Friendly gestures, patience and communication – signalling, giving way, saying thank you, smiling and greeting others – can make a big difference to road users of all ages. Creating an atmosphere that encourages physical activity and a tolerant traffic culture is a task we all share.
Cycling routes in Tuusula and the surrounding area:
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