Bike and Walk to Work for Better Health

Reader Contribution by Avalon Cole
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Are you able to walk, bike or use public transportation to get to your workplace? If so, grab your sneakers and start now because bicycling and walking to work have been proven to have long-term health benefits.

study by Imperial College London and University College compared workers’ methods of commuting with the state of their heath, using data from a survey of 20,000 people across the U.K. The researchers found that bicycling, walking and using public transportation were all associated with a lower risk of diabetes, high blood pressure and being overweight.

Anthony Laverty from the School of Public Health at Imperial College London reports, “This study highlights that building physical activity into the daily routine by walking, cycling or using public transport to get to work is good for personal health.”

Physical exercise can be incorporated into daily routines with little extra effort when people bike or walk to work. Plus, being outdoors and exploring the city has been associated with relieving the stress of a hectic workday.

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