5 Reasons Why Riding Your Bike to Work Trumps Driving Your Car
Spring is quickly approaching, and winter weather is fading away all around the country. As it gets nicer outdoors, what's one thing you can do to greatly increase your overall health and the health of your wallet? Simple; commute to work on your bicycle! And better yet, if you don't own one, make it a goal to change that in time for National Bike to Work Week (May 11-15). Commuting by bicycle is a great way to start and end your work day, and following are five reasons why:
3/1/2015 10:00:00 PM
Written by Robert Parmer
Robert Parmer is a health and fitness enthusiast, a freelance web writer, a student of Boise State University and a chef. Outside of writing and reading adamantly, he enjoys creating and recording music, caring for his pet cat, and commuting by bicycle whenever possible. He considers himself both a health foods and non-s...
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I ride to work, but, my head is on a frikkin swivel--and with all that, I wont say I don't thank the Big Guy in the Sky for keepin me safe when I do--Everytime I go through an interersection, I am noyvous....I know lots of folks that have wound on up on the wrong end of a hood, through no fault of theirs
Also, why wouldn't the author use a pic of a rider with a ....helmut on???
Posted by Groovin Roovin
Also, why wouldn't the author use a pic of a rider with a ....helmut on???
http://green.wellness.com/blog/13275844/5-reasons-why-riding-your-bike-to-work-trumps-driving-your-car/robert-parmer
Can't wait for the snow to melt to start riding again!
Good tips for what you need to get started. Aim for once a week to start and in no time you'll be riding to work every day.
Also, try to get involved in the local scene to help get dedicated bike lanes and paths built in your city. Many European cities have the infrastructure and biking is the way of life.
Posted by tootires
Good tips for what you need to get started. Aim for once a week to start and in no time you'll be riding to work every day.
Also, try to get involved in the local scene to help get dedicated bike lanes and paths built in your city. Many European cities have the infrastructure and biking is the way of life.
http://green.wellness.com/blog/13275844/5-reasons-why-riding-your-bike-to-work-trumps-driving-your-car/robert-parmer
Question: factoring in the risk of daily biking around cars driven by people dangerously preoccupied with their text messaging, compared to the health and financial benefits of biking... I wonder if the benefits outweigh the risks. Or another way of looking at it, are you more likely to be hit by a car if you bike or die early of heart disease if you don't bike (aka: too inactive)?
Posted by John Valenty
http://green.wellness.com/blog/13275844/5-reasons-why-riding-your-bike-to-work-trumps-driving-your-car/robert-parmer
I wish i could ride to work, I've always wanted to and growing up my dad would ride his bike to and from work every day for 20 years. Hopefully one day i will be able too!
Posted by Ryan Loeffler
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