The London Daily News

Bicycling to work can vastly improve your health and reduce your risk of death, a new study shows.

“As part of the national study, participants were asked how they commuted to work. Their responses were linked to records of national hospital admissions, drug prescriptions and deaths between 2001 and 2018.

• A 20% lower risk of receiving a prescription for mental health problems

• 51% lower risk of dying from cancer

• A 24% lower risk of being hospitalized for cancer

• A 24% lower risk of hospital admission for heart disease

• A 30% lower risk of being prescribed a heart medication”