{"id":259172466,"date":"2013-03-19T16:21:06","date_gmt":"2013-03-19T16:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=259172466"},"modified":"2013-03-19T16:21:06","modified_gmt":"2013-03-19T16:21:06","slug":"good-news-studies-show-bike-commuting-is-one-of-the-best-ways-to-stay-healthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=259172466","title":{"rendered":"Good news: Studies show bike commuting is one of the best ways to stay healthy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by Jay Walljasper, People for Bikes<br \/>\nIt\u2019s always a pleasure when scientific studies confirm your own long-held opinions, especially when what you think flies in the face of all conventional wisdom.<br \/>\nFor instance, who knew that chocolate \u00e9clairs and triple fudge caramel brownies actually contain fewer calories than a 12-ounce glass of skim milk? Or that every $1000 you spend on lavish vacations before the age of 65 will, over the long run, provide you with more retirement income than if you\u2019d stashed that same $1000 in a savings account?<br \/>\nWell, to be honest, I made up the fact about the \u00e9clairs. And the one about vacations too.<br \/>\nBut here\u2019s bona fide scholarly research that excites me in the same way: Biking for transportation appears more helpful in losing weight and promoting health than working out at the gym.<br \/>\nThis means I can spend less time wearing a grimace as I endure mind-numbing exercise routines at the Y\u2014and more time wearing a smile as I bike to work, shopping and social events. Just what I always thought.<br \/>\nBut hey, don\u2019t take my word for it. According to Australian epidemiologist Takemi Sugiyama, lead author of a recent study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, \u201cCommuting is a relevant health behavior even for those who are sufficiently active in their leisure time.\u201d<br \/>\n&#8230;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peopleforbikes.org\/blog\/entry\/good_news_health_studies_show_bike_commuting_is_one_of_the_best_ways_to_sta\">https:\/\/www.peopleforbikes.org\/blog\/entry\/good_news_health_studies_show_bike_commuting_is_one_of_the_best_ways_to_sta<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Jay Walljasper, People for Bikes It\u2019s always a pleasure when scientific studies confirm your own long-held opinions, especially when what you think flies in the face of all conventional wisdom. For instance, who knew that chocolate \u00e9clairs and triple fudge caramel brownies actually contain fewer calories than a 12-ounce glass of skim milk? Or &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=259172466\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Good news: Studies show bike commuting is one of the best ways to stay healthy&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"1","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-259172466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biking-elsewhere"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259172466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=259172466"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259172466\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=259172466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=259172466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=259172466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}