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It's a huge downside of the auto-dominated design of most American cities. Excercise becomes a lot easier when you can incorporate it by riding a bike to work,
by dashundchen 9y ago
It's a huge downside of the auto-dominated design of most American cities. Excercise becomes a lot easier when you can incorporate it by riding a bike to work, the park, or with friends, or walking to get groceries or do errands around your neighborhood.
When you combine bike and pedestrian hostile cities with the extreme fitness image many have, which requires drives to the gym, excercise becomes that much more difficult to achieve daily.
- btrettel 9y agoOf the people I know who stayed in good cardiovascular shape as they've aged, many are transportation cyclists, as I am. This is not a coincidence. Some people I've talked to seem to think exercising as much as I do requires superhuman willpower. The opposite is true in this case. It's much easier to get exercise if it's an unavoidable part of your day. I don't own a car, so cycling just happens on its own. If I need a car or truck I can easily rent one. Even in the bike-hostile US one can plan to make this lifestyle possible.
- m_fayer 9y agoI also cycle to work and in addition to being good exercise, you also get to experience some fun wizzy speed, wind in your hair, and fresh air. I arrive at work energized and cheerful, even if it's cold or rainy out. If I commute to work, packed into stuffy metal tubes with a bunch of cranky phone readers, I'm cranky and tired myself by the time I'm there.
- maxxxxx 9y agoThe best about bike commuting is that you get a connection to the weather and and the air around you. I have to commute by car now and I feel like I am losing touch with my environment.