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posted by martyb on Friday September 08 2017, @12:15PM   Printer-friendly
from the wiggle-while-you-work dept.

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.


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  • (Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Friday September 08 2017, @05:46PM (2 children)

    by DeathMonkey (1380) on Friday September 08 2017, @05:46PM (#565229) Journal

    "bicycling to work can theoretically be good exercise although in practice it isn't for most people" "good exercise leads to good shape" "good shape leads to long life"

    Looks like it's a correlation study. so it's more like: "People who bike to work die from cancer less."

    (insert required correlation v. causation trope here)

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 09 2017, @12:24AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 09 2017, @12:24AM (#565405)

    (insert required correlation v. causation trope here)

    Always something to be aware of when examining data, but I think this is the rare instance where there actually is a plausible mechanism for causation, and even more rare, the causation is in the direction the sensationalist author wants it to be.

    The human body is meant to move. Sadly, I'm in the same boat as Justin Case up there. I biked to work for about a month before I gave up. I think SUVs were trying to see how close they could get to me without hitting me. I swear I came within half an inch of an SUV knocking my handlebars and sending me flying head over heels over bike at least once per mile.

    I live close enough to work that if I feel like an hour walk, I can get there on time with a reasonable pace. Did that for a while too. Then something strange happened. I decided to buy a car new. Then I felt compelled to use my status symbol to get around everywhere.

    In the USA (outside of the big city at least), only homeless people and children walk or ride bikes. So if you're not a child, people will assume you're homeless.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 10 2017, @03:36PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 10 2017, @03:36PM (#565961)

    Looks like it's a correlation study. so it's more like: "People who bike to work die from cancer less."

    the British Medical Journal, suggests that the health benefits are staggering, slashing the risk of heart disease and cancer.

    Well if you die in a traffic accident you're a lot less likely to die of heart disease and cancer ;).