"Groundbreaking study finds that cardio is good for you"
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YOU wont BELIEVE this ONE WEIRD TRICK that cardiologists HATE!
I don't believe in cardio. It's a conspiracy created by Big Exercise.
I think you mean curvy exercise
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We must now do a new study to see if walking more each day extends your life.
And then another study to see if jogging extends your life.
And other to see if swimming can extend your life.
The crosses and bicycles painted white in memorial on the side of the road near me would tell a different story.
thing is, car drivers aren't really safer from bad drivers killing them
Not overall. But in my area, yeah no one bikes because bikers die.
Are you trying to be funny or are you just doing your best right now?
It's really that deadly on these roads. People without cars make friends with people with cars. There's no other option.
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This statistic tells us that the health benefits of cycling outweigh the increased chance of an accident.
I have lived here 18 years. I have only seen one person try to bicycle commute in that time. He disappeared after a month. It's just two narrow lanes and a ditch with lots of heavy truck traffic, high speeds, and curves. One time I tried walking home from the tire shop - about two miles. Four people stopped to offer me a ride because being on the side of these roads is that dangerous.
many comments saying “duh cardio good” ignore the corollary to this: a society that prevents bike commuting due to dangerous or inaccessible car-centric infrastructure is performing social violence and causing prevetable death
edit: similar considerations apply to the obesity epidemic.
My life expectancy would dive off a cliff if I tried to commute by bike. Not because of the bike itself, but rather because of the metal boxes of death whizzing next to me.
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It seems that they didn't take nutrition into account at all. How much of this study is just "people who exercise just eat better"?
I cycle to work everyday off year I am mostly cheese and beer
Not clear on that, but even if you had a poor diet and exercised regularly, you'd still be better off than if you had a poor diet and were totally sedentary.
That seems reasonable but that's also what this study was supposed to put to the test so we can't just assume it.
Makes me wonder to what degree the longer life offsets the carbon savings from bike commuting.
I figure that would vary wildly depending on how the individual lives.
Ha not in my town.
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