The weather is finally getting better and if you know how to ride a bike, you may want to consider biking to work.
Compared to exercising in fitness centers, a new study says that those who are overweight and inactive can lose fat mass just as effectively and just as fast when you go cycling to work.
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The study done by researchers from the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen was published in the International Journal of Obesity.
The study
The research involved a six-month study of 130 overweight people with a BMI of 25-35 kg/m2 who were not too active or muscular. They were divided into four groups: one group had to ride their bikes to and from work, one group had to exercise five times a week at high intensity, one group had to do moderate intensity exercise five times a week, and last one is a control group.
The group who rode their bikes to work cycled an average of 14 kilometres per day. The high-intensity group exercised approximately 35 minutes per day and the moderate-intensity group exercised 55 minutes per day.
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The conclusion
The results showed that all groups, excluding the control group, had less fat mass, and the difference between the three physically active groups was only statistically significant between the two groups doing leisure time exercise.
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What about you? Would you consider rising a bike to work? Let me know in the comment section below!
