Cycling more = 1 billion euros in savings!

[dedeleco]

christophe writes:
"Sorry for the rant ..."
https://www.econologie.com/forums/post183738.html#183738
So scientific information proven and reproved !!
Article taking stock of around fifty scientific studies on the benefits of exercising:
Regular Exercise Reduces Large Number of Health Risks Including Dementia and Some Cancers, Study Finds
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 074040.htm
see also the other articles reported!

In my opinion, an effective exercise more intense than walking or jogging, and less time consuming, which only costs shoes, is climb a height difference of 200m every day (at least every 2 days) by running on a steep slope (20 to 30%, like a steep hill, mountain or a staircase 66 floors in 13 minutes!) or by bike a slope of at least 10% fully !!
And this at any age, even grandfather like me !!

# Healthy adults aged between 18 and 65 should aim for 150 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity a week, such as 30 minutes of brisk walking, five days a week. And people who undertake more vigorous intensity exercise, such as jogging, should aim for 20 minutes three days a week.
# Healthy adults should aim for two strength-training sessions a week that work with the body's major muscle groups.
# Older people can benefit from exercise that helps to maintain their balance and flexibility.
# People who are physically active should continue to exercise even when they become middle aged or elderly and those who aren't should increase their physical activity.
# Not smoking and following a healthy diet is also important

strenuous exercise is better than an appetite suppressant drug and with much less danger !!
Exercising Restores Sensitivity of Neurons That Make One Feel Full
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 171614.htm

The group led by José Barreto C. Carvalheira demonstrated that exercising obese rodents showed signals of restored satiety in hypothalamic neurons and decreased food intake. "In obese animals, exercise increased IL-6 and IL-10 protein levels in the hypothalamus, and these molecules were crucial for increasing the sensitivity of the most important hormones, insulin and leptin, which control appetite, " Carvalheira explained. Physical activity contributes to the prevention and treatment of obesity, not only by increasing energy expenditure goal also by modulating the signals of satiety and reducing food intake.

much less risk of seeing the curse of appetite suppressant drugs:
http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/econom ... 37283.html

These are quasi-drugs acting on the brain !!

To date, there are only two drugs still authorized in France in the fight against obesity. Orlistat on prescription (Roche laboratory) and Alli without prescription (GSK laboratory) use the active ingredient orlistat in different dosages to limit the absorption of fat in the intestine. The fate of Sibutral (Abbott laboratory) - which uses sibutramine as an active ingredient and acts on the central nervous system (it is an appetite suppressant) - is now pending: in January 2010, the European Medicines Agency recommended the suspension of the marketing authorization for this product, marketed in France since 2001.

All the other drugs that appeared on the market were eventually withdrawn, the benefit / risk ratio having been judged unfavorable in view of the serious side effects reported (in particular pulmonary arterial hypertension and damage to the heart valves). Among the most important:

- Ponderal (Servier laboratory), authorized in 1976, Marketing Authorization suspended in 1997, repealed in 2004

- Isomeride (Servier laboratory), authorized in 1985, Marketing Authorization suspended in 1997, repealed in 2004

- Acomplia (Sanofi-Aventis laboratory), authorized at European level in 2006, suspended and then withdrawn in 2008

Several amphetamine appetite suppressants were also placed on the market between 1973 and 1979; their marketing authorization was suspended in 1997 and repealed in 2006; their marketing has been prohibited since 1999.

[sherkanner]

Dedelco, to be able to exercise strenuously as you recommend, you must already have the health that goes with it, and a certain endurance, which most people do not have.

So let them start with walking and / or cycling.
After a few years, they will try to make a little more effort on their own, surprised at the endurance they have acquired.

But the first step is to force them to move, but not tiringly, from where cycling or walking to work.

That's what I did, I started to go to work by bike (5km on the flat, along the Danube). At the beginning, I got sweaty every time (I am overweight, bordering on obesity according to my BMI index) now I hardly sweat anymore. I even start to make this journey on foot, it is longer, it tires more, but it is done quietly.

Cycling and walking have the advantage of being able to be run at your own pace.

[hic]

Dedelco, to be able to exercise strenuously as you recommend, you must already have the health that goes with it, and a certain endurance, which most people do not have.

So let them start with walking and / or cycling.
After a few years, they will try to make a little more effort on their own, surprised at the endurance they have acquired.

But the first step is to force them to move, but not tiringly, from where cycling or walking to work.

That's what I did, I started to go to work by bike (5km on the flat, along the Danube). At the beginning, I got sweaty every time (I am overweight, bordering on obesity according to my BMI index) now I hardly sweat anymore. I even start to make this journey on foot, it is longer, it tires more, but it is done quietly.

Cycling and walking have the advantage of being able to be run at your own pace.

Hi sherkanner

Apparently you didn't know that to make an effort

1. without apparent perspiration,
2. breathing normally to speak normally,

corresponds to a Fundamental Endurance activity.

What fits perfectly
to people who want to get out of a sedentary lifestyle.

but also an athlete who wants to improve his performances
as well as an Olympic champion

Life is not beautiful!

Lost
In 2 months, I gradually passed
2 hours per day of walking
followed by hiking performance and vertical drop
from 200m / h

1,5 years later, I was 1 hour away at 700m / h
for a total drop of 1800m / 24h

("1h at 700m / h" carried out only to test
the appearance of Fundamental Endurance,
the rest of the 1100m (and hiking),
we walked at a lower pace = 120/125 pulses / minute against 135 pulses / minute for the test at 40 years)

"La Classe" in hiking is to give
it feels like moving at a senator's pace
What strangely resembles Dutch cyclists

[sherkanner]

1. without apparent perspiration,
2. breathing normally to speak normally,

corresponds to a Fundamental Endurance activity.

What fits perfectly
to people who want to get out of a sedentary lifestyle.

but also an athlete who wants to improve his performances
as well as an Olympic champion

Exactly my point, better summarized, thank you Hic

So actually, people have to get out of their sedentary lifestyle, and nothing better to my knowledge than walking, followed by cycling.
Slowly at first then gradually, we increase the pace, it comes naturally.

For those who hope to lose weight in this way, it will not necessarily work, we may even gain weight, but the silhouette will be refined => we will change fat into muscle.
The appetite will also be better regulated, the heart will strengthen.
Then if the setting is pleasant, it allows you to completely disconnect between work and personal activities.

It is all beneficial, and the efforts required are quite low and achievable by all.

[dedeleco]

Completely agree, it must be done gradually, and always be able to speak even at maximum effort !!

[I Citro]

I am obviously convinced of the benefits of regular physical activity ...
However, I find it very difficult to comply with it for the following reasons:

- A professional life (like many people)
- A family life with very active young children
- An overflowing associative life
- A bulimia of learning associated with a notorious addiction to the Internet ...
- A house to maintain
- A DIY obsession
- A deep "disenchantment" for sport in general ...
- And I forget ...

Despite all these heavy handicaps, I have been enrolled in a gym for years ... I can hardly get there once or twice a week for barely 1 hour of exercise per session ... I happen to have "interruptions" in my practice ...
In short, I am sedentary, I force myself, but it swells me and the result is more than mixed ... Worse, I make myself suffer which takes away a lot of motivation to continue ... (I am still torn from the session from 3 days ago).

All this to come to the idea of ​​replacing my electric scooter, which I use sporadically, with an over-vitamin electric bike ...
The scooter (cyclo category) is becoming more and more competitive in travel time, compared to the car (in fact it is the car which loses more and more average speed). So I tell myself that my 17 km and 35 minutes of scooter should be able to transform into little more with a good VAE and a little knee oil ...
The big interest, except the satisfaction of doing useful exercise, would be for me not to "waste time doing sports" but to take this time on my daily trips.

[bernardd]

The big interest, except the satisfaction of doing useful exercise, would be for me not to "waste time doing sports" but to take this time on my daily trips.

Exactly, I came to the same conclusion.

And in this case, it is useless to buy the last ultralight model, it is better a good mountain bike going everywhere and very heavy, as long as having to spend energy :-)

[dedeleco]

for me not to "waste time doing sport" but to take this time on my daily trips

Simple, never an elevator, but climb the stairs running, even 7 floors, no car for a km, but run hard, for further, work, shopping, take a bike and pedal !!.
I remember some who at work took the elevator to a floor, with sadness, because they died !!

[I Citro]

The big interest, except the satisfaction of doing useful exercise, would be for me not to "waste time doing sports" but to take this time on my daily trips.

Exactly, I came to the same conclusion.

And in this case, it is useless to buy the last ultralight model, it is better a good mountain bike going everywhere and very heavy, as long as having to spend energy :-)

My approach is a little more nuanced.
I need the bike representing the best compromise to make my trip as soon as possible, for a reasonable budget
(I know ultra-efficient electric mountain bikes at € 4500 ...).

Finally, although I do not know much about bikes, I am fully aware of the different ranges of equipment and the resulting qualities.
It would be unreasonable (and counterproductive) to use a first price bicycle for this kind of intensive and daily use.
Time and maintenance budget would explode ...

[dedeleco]

Bikes not too expensive, close to the first price are solid for a lot of kilometers and a tire punctured by a nail or a bramble, main failure, on a cheap or expensive bike, is hardly different !!
On the cheap, you have to tighten the nuts at the beginning sometimes, but expensive too !!
In any case they are strong enough to use a lot of tires on them with me !!
The light, expensive competition specialists are more fragile.
Better not very expensive, we will not steal it from you !! and the loss will be less heavy! I stole one from the balcony on the first floor !!
For intensive use, mudguards and visible, flashing LED lighting, with a car spreader on the handlebars, are crucial, much more than the price. Doing the shopping I brought back up to 15 kilos on the back and the handlebars (nevertheless a luggage rack is practical) !! And so I treat and suppress my sciatica much better than sitting in front of the computer !!