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CYCLING TO WORK LOWERS RISK OF DISEASE, DEATH
THE WEEK India
|September 08, 2024
Cycling or walking to and from work or school has immense mental and physical health benefits and may lower your risk of death, finds a Scottish study published in the journal BMJ Public Health.
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Researchers compared the health benefits of active versus inactive commuting in 82,297 people in the UK, aged 16-74 years, who listed their mode of travel in a government census.
Walking or cycling was considered active commuting, and all other types of commuting were defined as inactive. Researchers analysed hospital admissions, deaths and prescription records for nearly two decades.
This story is from the September 08, 2024 edition of THE WEEK India.
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