Health

Did you know : Cycling and walking to work can protect you from Cancer and Cardiovascular diseases considerably.

The researcher from the University of Glasgow studied over 263,450 people of England , Scotland and Wales for five years who traveled to work. These participants were categorized on the basis of mode of transportation they used to reach the workplace and get back to home.
The purpose of the research was to find out the co-relation between the Cancer & cardio vascular diseases and mode of travel due to higher rate of deaths reported caused by these diseases.
Many factors involved behind the cancer and cardiovascular disease in addition to how a person travels to work. The researchers measured the effects of walking and cycling and compared them with the Non-active mode of transport. Cycling to work showed great health benefits. People who cycled to work had a 46% lower risk of developing and a 52% lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, and a 45% lower risk of developing and a 40% lower risk of dying from cancer. Mixed-mode cyclists had a 32% lower risk of developing and a 36% lower risk of dying from cancer. There were no significant associations between mixed-mode cycling and cardiovascular disease. Walking to work was associated with a 27% lower risk of developing and a 36% lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease.

The above mentioned benefits can be obtained while cycling and walking with the increasing proportion of the distance traveled.