Those looking for the best bike storage solutions the UK has to offer will be pleased to hear that cycling to work brings a number of health benefits with it.
Cycling to work, or a daily bicycle ride lowers the risk of premature death by 40 per cent, heart disease by 50 per cents, and cancer by 45 per cent.
Despite these significant health benefits, just 4 per cent of people commute to work by bike. This may be to do with lack of storage either at home or at work, unsuitable routes into work for a bike, or simply a lack of awareness about the benefits it could bring.
The major study was carried out by The University of Glasgow, and found that though some cyclists died during the course of the study, more people would have died if they had not cycled to work.
Published in the British Medical Journal, the study also looked at people who walked to work, which also came with some health benefits but not as much as cyclists, and people who walked or cycled for part of their commute and used public transport the rest of the way.
Dr Carlos Celis-Morales, from the University of Glasgow, said: “Walking to work was associated with lower risk of heart disease, but unlike cycling was not associated with a significantly lower risk of cancer or overall death.
“This may be because walkers commuted shorter distances than cyclists, typically six miles per week, compared with 30 miles per week, and walking is generally a lower intensity of exercise than cycling.”
The average age for participants was 52 at the beginning of the study and they were followed for five years.