Cycling Benefit #2: Healthier Lungs & Pollution Reduction
Researchers at Imperial College London found passengers in buses, taxis, and cars inhaled substantially more pollution and ultrafine particles, which can settle in the lungs and damage cells, than cyclists and pedestrians. Here’s the breakdown:
Taxi passengers >100,000 cm3
Bus passengers < 100,000 cm3
Car passengers ~ 40,000 cm3
Cyclists/Walkers ~ 8,000 cm3
It’s thought that, since cyclists ride at the edge of the road, they aren’t directly in the line of exhaust smoke as are vehicle passengers.
Other environmental benefits:
– 20 bicycles can be parked in the same space as one car.
– It takes around 5% of the materials and energy to build a bike than a car
– A bike produces zero air pollution.
– You travel around three times faster than walking.
– You get the equivalent of 2,924 miles to the gallon when biking.
Check out all the cycling benefits, here
Cycling Benefit #1: Strengthens Your Brain!
“Exercise stimulates the growth of new connections between cells in cortical areas of the brain.
A UCLA study showed exercise makes it easier for the brain to grow neuronal connections. This helps with the general power of the brain but also aids the regrowth of axons on damaged cells after a nerve crush injury, the study revealed.
Exercise can also aid brain function later in life. “It boosts blood flow and oxygen to the brain, which fires and regenerates receptors, explaining how exercise helps ward off Alzheimer’s,” says Professor Arthur Kramer of the University of Illinois.
A 2019 study also found cycling improved executive functions. These are the processes that enable planning, attention focus and observation, to name just three.”
Check out the full article and learn about all 27 benefits here.
Tips for Sticking with that Daily Walk!
There are so many good reasons to go on a daily walk, but sometimes life, motivation, and energy lack. Check out these tips to keep you walking!
Stretching Guide for Runners
Hey runners! As the weather gets nicer and you start to put on more miles, don’t forget to stretch! Stretching should be an integral part of your training regime. Use this guide to help keep you limber, recovered, and improving your runs!
Benefits of lemon + green tea!
We’ve touted the many benefits of green tea before…
⭐️ BUT⭐️ did you know?:
Adding lemon juice to green tea can give you a super boost? Check out the article to learn how!
🥒🧀Benefits of Fermented Foods!🧀 🥒
Learn about what probiotics and fermented foods like kimchi, kombucha, yogurt, aged/raw cheeses, sauerkraut, pickles, miso, and tempeh can do for your gut (and overall) health!
https://www.lifespan.org/lifespan-living/fermented-foods-probiotics-and-their-health-benefits
