If there’s one form of transport able to combine saving money, environmental friendliness, health and quality of life then it’s the bicycle. Unless you’re really forced to use the car or you’re a commuter who only can get to work by train due to the distance, the bicycle really is a cure-all for body and mind. Unlike for other means of transport, the decision to go to work by bicycle is backed up and reinforced by countless excellent reasons.
Here are just a few:
Bicycles don’t pollute
At a time of much discussion of the need to reduce CO2 emissions and consequent bans on car access to urban and other areas, the bicycle is a form of transport that can go anywhere and that keeps the air clean without the stress of looking for a parking space.
Easy to park
A bicycle also helps you save money. Using it eliminates the cost of fuel, car repair costs (which are always very high) and the ever-rising cost of parking.
It improves your mood
Benefits have been recorded above all among people suffering from severe forms of depression. Riding a bicycle brings about an increase in oxygenation, improving attention and memory levels.
You keep fit
Riding a bicycle helps you keep in shape and has a substantial slimming effect by burning lots of calories and reshaping and firming the muscles – especially the buttocks and legs. And as if all this weren’t enough, using a bicycle helps to prevent cardiovascular illness.
It’s faster than a car
Choosing to go to work by bicycle means you always arrive on time since bicycle journeys aren’t affected by traffic and are of predictable duration, helping you to better manage your time.
It stimulates creativity
A fact that shouldn’t be underestimated is that a bicycle gives you a sense of total freedom, it prompts you to look for alternative routes and to explore corners, places and monuments of the city that you don’t know or that can’t be accessed by car or train.
