<a href="http://crosstrainingenduro.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://crosstrainingenduro.com</a> Is motorbike riding good for your brain? Of course. We are preaching to the choir. But here is even more evidence... Woohoo. A friend has invited me to their holiday house on an island. And there are some sandy tracks to explore. Welcome to Cross Training Adventure, we are into all things dual sport and adventure on the east coast of Australia... with occasional detours to places like Vietnam, Cambodia, Romania and Canada. Last year we reported that motorbike riding is good for your brain. We did our own research. This revealed that motorbike riders have 82% more bugs on our teeth than non-riders. We also discovered that your brain enlarges when you ride often. However, for some motorbike brands this made little difference. This is one of our three channels, there's also a Cross Training Trials channel, and a Cross Training Enduro channel. All three are equally dodgy. We are the 27th most watched dirt channel in Uzbekistan. We have won the polished turd award five years in a row. And we have a world record 25 class action lawsuits for inaccurate information. A serious research project by Dr Ryuta Kawashima concluded that regular motorbike riding improves cognitive functioning and keeps your brain in great condition. Cross Training Adventure actively avoids sponsorship. We like doing seriously critical reviews. Manufacturers make some really bad mistakes. and there is a lot of dodgy crap being sold out there. Instead of glowing dual sport reviews for kickbacks or free product, we will try to keep the buggers honest. So subscribe. Or don't subscribe to our Cross Training Adventure riding channel. The main thing is get out and ride while you can with dual sport riding or Adventure riding in Australia, Canada, Vietnam, Romania and beyond! So check out Cross Training Adventure. And regular riding might reduce the risks of dementia later in life. The concentration and attention required for motorbike riding are the equivalent of a workout for your brain. And driving a car doesn't activate our brain in the same way. Do you need more proof? Here it is! Recent research checked the brain activity and hormone levels of motorbike riders before, during, and after riding. They also conducted tests when driving cars. While riding, the participants experienced increased focus, less distraction, increased adrenaline, and a decrease in cortisol metrics. Driving cars made no difference. But motorbike riding decreases stress-related hormones by 25%. The increase in alertness was comparable to drinking a cup of coffee. But I wonder if the stress levels would change for riding a motorbike made in China? Or a less reliable European brand? It's all food for thought. One of the research team members, Dr Mark Cohen, said "No lab experiment can duplicate the feelings that a motorcyclist would have on the open road.” I think Mark is a rider himself! Ride more. It's good for your brain. And now I'll leave you with some music by Atch. We think the whole motorbike scene is getting too commercial. So called dual sport riding reviews are just glossy ads nowdays. Everyone is trying to sell you stuff you don't need, convince you to buy the latest model with anodized coffee cup holders for your trips to the coffee shop. Of course if you are cashed up and into bling, go for it. All we are saying is there's also the budget option for adventure riding. And it won't hold you back. Why? We reckon it's 80% the rider and 20% the bike. So the Cross Training Adventure focus is just get out there and have fun on two wheels. Instead of obsessing over the latest blinged out Beemer, which tyres to fit or spending a fortune on your suspension or billet alloy gas cap. So most of our adventure ridingvids will feature the much loved bush pig, the Suzuki DR650. And we've done a 10 part series on how to unleash the mighty beast that lurks within. What else? <br />Our enduro channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/CrossTrainingEnduroSkills" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/CrossTrainingEnduroSkills</a><br />Our trials channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/MOTOTRIALSTRAININGTECHNIQUES" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/MOTOTRIALSTRAININGTECHNIQUES</a><br />Music by Atch... SoundCloud: <a href="https://bit.ly/AtchSoundCloud" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://bit.ly/AtchSoundCloud</a> Spotify: <a href="https://bit.ly/AtchSpotify" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://bit.ly/AtchSpotify</a><br />Let us know if we used your music but forgot to credit you. Many thanks to the following artists for their copyright free music in various vids:<br />Music: <a href="https://www.purple-planet.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.purple-planet.com</a><br />Music: <a href="https://audionautix.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://audionautix.com/</a><br />Music by Tobu: <a href="https://tobu.io" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://tobu.io</a><br />Music: <a href="https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music</a> <br />Music: <a href="https://soundimage.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://soundimage.org</a><br /> Instagram: www.instagram.com/atchmusic<br /><br />#crosstrainingadventure #adventureriding #adventurebikes #dualsportriding<br />#dualsportbikes<br />...<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdQjQ0guT2s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdQjQ0guT2s</a>