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Improve Health
Getting out of your car and onto your feet or into the saddle will not only help reduce traffic congestion and improve the environment, it will make you healthier as well. Walking is one of the best forms of exercise you can take and can help you lose weight or just stay fit and healthy.
Walking also has proven benefits for general health including reducing the risk of heart disease, cutting stress, lowering cholesterol, and cutting the risk of osteoporosis by increasing bone density.
Health experts recommend that an average person should walk for between half an hour and an hour most days of the week. Doing just half of this will still have a very positive impact on your health.
You can also reduce your weight into the bargain. A fairly brisk 45-minute walk will burn off about 300 calories. Two shorter walks of equal intensity will have the same effect – walking there and back.
Cycling brings with it all these benefits and it tones the calves, thighs and hips and burns off anywhere between 350 and 700 calories an hour depending on how hard you cycle.
But don’t jump on a bike and strain yourself on the first day! Start slowly and try some short cycles close to your home before cycling the longer journey to work.
