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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 Friday September 08 2017, @06:36PM (1 child)
If you check per hour traveled, motor vehicles are more dangerous due to the higher speeds involved.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 08 2017, @06:54PM
To compare apples to apples, you have to compare incidents per MILE.
I have to commute X miles to work. I compare incidents per MILE in a car vs. a bike because those are my choices of how to travel the commuting distance. Per HOUR is meaningless.