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Most cycle-commuters will tell you cycling to work is the best way to get to and from work and it's probably doing you some good. However a recent major study, published in the British Medical Journal, suggests that the health benefits are staggering, slashing the risk of heart disease and cancer. FTFA:
Research has consistently shown that people who are less physically active are both more likely to develop health problems like heart disease and type 2 diabetes, and to die younger. Yet there is increasing evidence that physical activity levels are on the decline.
The problem is that when there are many demands on our time, many people find prioritising exercise difficult. One answer is to multi-task by cycling or walking to work. We've just completed the largest ever study into how this affects your health.
You can read an article here at The Conversation website and you the original research is here at the BMJ website.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 09 2017, @04:02PM
While true that a car can carry a laptop easier than you can while cycling, laptops aren't really that heavy and by themselves won't make that much difference. I also leave my laptop at work most of the time.
The fumes are actually worse in your car, your car's intake is closer to road level so picks up more exhaust emissions.
Other studies have indicated that the positive health effects of cycling far outweigh the negative health effect of pollution.
The sweat from cycling tends to dry off soon enough after getting to work and doesn't lead to me being smelly as long as I had a shower that morning and put on some deodorant. There are also showers at my office should I wish to use them.
My commute by bicycle is about 20 minutes, by car I can do it in 15, then I have to park and walk from the car park, which takes about 5 minutes, so timewise it is a wash.