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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: 2) by rleigh on Friday September 08 2017, @07:47PM
In the summer, wear light clothing and cycle slower to avoid sweating, maybe take a shower at work or in the gym/pool before work if you can. My colleague who cycles 20 miles in has a shower after the morning standup. I don't cycle as far so don't need to, but sometimes I go to a nearby pool for an hour and get a shower there.
In the winter, get some winter gear and waterproofs and shoe covers. If you get the balance right, you won't be too hot or cold and won't sweat at all. I just use a merino base layer and it's nice and pleasant even when subzero.
Steep hills aren't a problem, since we have gearing to get you up. Keep a constant cadence drop down to a low gear and you'll get up without any extra effort or even breaking a sweat.