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I used to cover 4 km in 5-10 minutes to school everyday on my moutain bike. Used to leave exactly at 6:55 when school starts at 7:05. If I went slow, I would h

by choot 8y ago

I used to cover 4 km in 5-10 minutes to school everyday on my moutain bike. Used to leave exactly at 6:55 when school starts at 7:05. If I went slow, I would have definitely missed the class, this forced me to ride as fast as I could. It definitely enhanced my cognitive skills.

collyw 8y ago
I ride to work every day, closer to 20 minutes of moderately hard riding. It definitely feels like it helps me to wake up.
- abrowne 8y ago
  Same here. Whrn I can't (e.g. a foot of fresh snow), I feel really lethargic.
- taborj 8y ago
  I work from home, but I have an exercise bike. Does that count as biking to work?
czechdeveloper 8y ago
Sounds nice, but I would just sweat for another 30 minutes and look all kinds of unpleasant. But good for you if you could pull it off.
- pbhjpbhj 8y ago
  Do either of those matter more than the exercise and cognitive improvement?
  - MaxLeiter 8y ago
    Well having a quality social life is imperative to mental health
    - liotier 8y ago
      Pro tip: dry shirt in your backpack.
  - lawlessone 8y ago
    Excercise is great but it does matter a little if i would be sticky and smelly.
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- emptyfile 8y ago
  Yeah, reason number one why I would never bike to work. Even if I changed all my closed I doubt I would feel clean.
  - toast0 8y ago
    More and more places of work have showers available. Quite useful for biking in. Alternatively, you could go at a leisurely pace, but that's not as fun / makes it harder to justify the time spent.
- kaitai 8y ago
  If this is something you actually want to change, a few ideas beyond showers: 1) bike slowly (mentioned below; some folks don't like it, but the "slow" speeds up over time. I keep my HR under 140 and don't really sweat unless it's very hot, and this does still improve cardiovascular base fitness) 2) wipes (baby wipes, deodorant wipes, whatever) 3) clean shirt in bag 4) use a pannier, not a backpack 5) if you biked really hard, 5 minutes before arrival slow down and let your heart rate calm and let the breeze dry you off
agumonkey 8y ago
I remember liking the physical exhaustion when riding to HS on bike. It didn't make me struggle to follow or sleepy, quite the opposite. Good warmup and draining.
posterboy 8y ago
Same here. Nothing like a sprint to the trainstation to wake up.
usrusr 8y ago
That's basically my story as well. Lacking a control group me I have no idea what it did to my cognitive skills, but I do know that I'm a pretty good cyclist now. (Edit: I definitely feel more awake after a morning sprint, but I'd rather watch this story of science about "energy levels" unfold in full glory than point out the banality of activity being the opposite of being asleep)
JoeAltmaier 8y ago
I did that at Stanford. Waited until the class-change-time bicyclopalypse passed (everybody rode bikes at that time and it was a madhouse) then rode like a maniac, dropped my bike on the lawn and slid into the last seat in the classroom just as the lecture began.

by choot 8y ago

collyw 8y ago

I ride to work every day, closer to 20 minutes of moderately hard riding. It definitely feels like it helps me to wake up.

abrowne 8y ago
Same here. Whrn I can't (e.g. a foot of fresh snow), I feel really lethargic.
taborj 8y ago
I work from home, but I have an exercise bike. Does that count as biking to work?

czechdeveloper 8y ago

Sounds nice, but I would just sweat for another 30 minutes and look all kinds of unpleasant. But good for you if you could pull it off.

pbhjpbhj 8y ago
Do either of those matter more than the exercise and cognitive improvement?
- MaxLeiter 8y ago
  Well having a quality social life is imperative to mental health
  - liotier 8y ago
    Pro tip: dry shirt in your backpack.
- lawlessone 8y ago
  Excercise is great but it does matter a little if i would be sticky and smelly.
  - deleted 8y ago
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emptyfile 8y ago
Yeah, reason number one why I would never bike to work. Even if I changed all my closed I doubt I would feel clean.
- toast0 8y ago
  More and more places of work have showers available. Quite useful for biking in. Alternatively, you could go at a leisurely pace, but that's not as fun / makes it harder to justify the time spent.
kaitai 8y ago
If this is something you actually want to change, a few ideas beyond showers: 1) bike slowly (mentioned below; some folks don't like it, but the "slow" speeds up over time. I keep my HR under 140 and don't really sweat unless it's very hot, and this does still improve cardiovascular base fitness) 2) wipes (baby wipes, deodorant wipes, whatever) 3) clean shirt in bag 4) use a pannier, not a backpack 5) if you biked really hard, 5 minutes before arrival slow down and let your heart rate calm and let the breeze dry you off

agumonkey 8y ago

I remember liking the physical exhaustion when riding to HS on bike. It didn't make me struggle to follow or sleepy, quite the opposite. Good warmup and draining.

posterboy 8y ago

Same here. Nothing like a sprint to the trainstation to wake up.

usrusr 8y ago

That's basically my story as well. Lacking a control group me I have no idea what it did to my cognitive skills, but I do know that I'm a pretty good cyclist now. (Edit: I definitely feel more awake after a morning sprint, but I'd rather watch this story of science about "energy levels" unfold in full glory than point out the banality of activity being the opposite of being asleep)

JoeAltmaier 8y ago

I did that at Stanford. Waited until the class-change-time bicyclopalypse passed (everybody rode bikes at that time and it was a madhouse) then rode like a maniac, dropped my bike on the lawn and slid into the last seat in the classroom just as the lecture began.