This is Part 2 of a really excellent 3 part series on the exciting new cycling social media platform called Unfound. Jules Doyle, the brainchild behind Unfound, joins me and we discuss how the world needs a place built for cyclists by cyclists to connect, learn from each other, and have lots of fun. In Part 2 Jules and I discuss our love of cycling and our reasons for riding, research on health benefits of cycling, bike commuting, dealing with anxiety, mindfulness, and the Photo of the Week contest on Unfound.
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Here are the links that we discuss in this episode:
Bicycling and Health Research:
n a 2011 study in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports did a systematic review of health benefits in cycling and found that individuals who commute to work via bicycle are at lower risk for all-cause mortality and cancer in individuals who were middle-aged and older. They also found, not surprisingly, that there is strong evidence for improved cardiovascular fitness and moderate evidence for decreased cardiovascular risk for individuals who cycle regularly.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/51054095_Health_benefits_of_cycling_A_systematic_review
A study that came out earlier this year in the Aging Cell journal found very exciting evidence that cycling (and likely other forms of physical activity) can drastically reduce the ageing process of your immune system. The study noted that cyclists in their 70’s and 80’s had immune systems that looked more like someone in their 20’s and because of this are more able to fight off infections and possibly even cancer!
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/acel.12750
In 2017 the British Medical Journal published a massive cohort study on active commuting including bicycle commuting. They tracked 263,450 men and women over a 5 year period that took part in regular active commuting (walking, cycling, or a combination) to work in England, Scotland, or Wales. The study found that cycle commuting was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and all cause mortality versus non-active commuters.
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