The riding is a very beautiful sport in which the athlete or horse rider requires absolute respect for the horse for doing so. Horse and rider are a team, something very peculiar that distinguishes the riding of any other sport.
Horseback riding can be practiced in many forms, such as jumps, horseball, vaulting, dressage, polo ... or just ride freely without rules.
There are many physical benefits of riding for the rider. It is a very demanding sport with a muscular, especially at the back and abdominals. In the form of galloping standing greatly reinforce the muscles of the legs, such as the thighs and calves, and glutes.
But clearly the most important part on the muscle in this sport is back, or shoulders. Proper posture is essential for the practice of riding, it is advisable to reinforce good postural habits of our main focus.
As for burning calories, so we are concerned that today, in riding this number depends greatly on the particular exercise. For example, just a gentle stroll brings great wear, but obstacle course or training, you can burn between 300 and 600 kcal per hour.
Other physical benefits of riding include improved sense of balance, coordination and power riders who practice regularly. They are also known benefits on cardiovascular and respiratory system.
Another type of benefit, we leave for another day, is psychological. It helps us gain confidence in ourselves, knowing overcome fears, and manage the problems that arise. The horse sometimes unpredictable and management of these situations brings many benefits to solve knows who coolly. We train the horse but the horse also trains us in that direction. With the practice of riding easily learn to concentrate, and this brings many benefits to our regular life.
