Cycling and health: Why is cycling so healthy for you?
We all know that exercise and therefore cycling is healthy for you. Cycling is seen as a low-threshold way of moving.
Anyone can get on a bike and you don’t need a subscription, for example. In this article you can read why cycling is so healthy for you.
Facts and figures about the health benefits of cycling
As you cover more distance on your bike, the perceived health increases. The reverse also applies: a decrease in cycling distance leads to a less healthy feeling. Traveling by electric bicycle or walking appears to have no effect on perceived health. People with obesity also feel healthier if they cycle more.
Are you curious about the health benefits of cycling? Read here some figures that indicate how healthy cycling is for you:
- There are 21.6% less gloomy days experienced if you cycle regularly;
- You live 280 days longer if you cycle less than 5 kilometers every day;
- There is 40% less chance of dying from cancer if you cycle;
- There is also a 52% less chance of dying from cardiovascular disease with regular cycling.
Would you like to work on better health? Then try some bike rides! Don’t have a good (electric) bike for these bike rides yet? Read below what the best electric bicycle of 2022 is and experience the benefits yourself!
Best electric bike of 2022
Sparta d-Rule Energy
On March 10, 2022, the Sparta d-Rule Energy was awarded as one of the best bicycles of the year 2022. The Bicycle Awards is an initiative of various organizations, including the RAI association, ANWB and BOVAG. Every year awards are presented in the field of cycling in varying categories.
The Sparta e-bike received the award in the urban category. You can purchase the Sparta d-Rule Energy in the colors matt yellow or olive grey.
Do you think the maximum pedal assistance of 25 kilometers per hour is not sufficient? Then there is the speed pedelec. This faster variant of the electric bicycle can reach speeds of up to 45 kilometers per hour.
Do you want to know more about buying a speed pedelec? Read more in the article ‘Which speed pedelec to buy?’
