请将下面这段话翻译成英文：

骑自行车是一种非常好的减肥和保持体形的方式。它不需要很多能量，而能量消耗大正是许多人对运动敬而远之的原因。但是它肯定能消耗热量。骑自行车的时间安排简单而灵活，多年来一直是个理想的减肥方法。通过每周固定的活动时间，你的下半身将开始变得有力起来，腰部也会瘦下来。骑自行车也是一种非常实际、有效的交通方式。放弃开车，骑自行车吧。

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Cycling is a great way to lose weight and keep in shape. It does not require a lot of energy which keeps many people away from their sports. But it can definitely burn calories. Cycling has been an ideal way to lose weight for many years with its easy and flexible time schedules. With regular sessions a week you will start to build up strength in your lower body and slim down your waist. Cycling is as well a very practical and effective mode of transportation. Instead of driving the car, ride your bike.

1.敬而远之：可翻译为keep away from.

2.时间安排简单而灵活：可翻译为easy and flexible time schedules.

3.通过每周固定的活动时间，你的下半身将开始变得有力起来，腰部也会痩下来：“每周固定的活动时间”可译为regular sessions a week;“变得有力”可译为 build up strength：“瘦下来”可译为slim down.