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I grew up hearing the old "smoke a cigarette, take 6 minutes off your life" yarn, which makes me wonder; if you smoke 10 cigarettes while riding a bike over the course of an hour, would you be more likely to crash your bike or have a heart attack?
So stop cycling? :(
Can I get a 2 for 1? It seems like no net benefit as a 1 to 1. What does 1 hour of walking give for ROI?
We don’t value all of our time equally. Here’s an extreme example: we sleep a bit under 1/3 of the time. Let’s say you were given the option to forgo sleeping; you would have all that extra time, you wouldn’t feel the need or the desire for sleep at all. The catch is all that time gets lopped off the end of your life. Would you take that offer? I sure wouldn’t! I’d miss out on a lot; there’s a good chance I’d never m…
And if it's about commute, can I read book or whatever I want during bike ride vs commute by public transport? I doubt that and I write it as someone who used to commute to work in Beijing on bike (though I would say that potentially shortened my life expectancy considering Chinese drivers).
Can I get a 2 for 1? It seems like no net benefit as a 1 to 1. What does 1 hour of walking give for ROI?
I do a one way cycle commute. Bus in the morning, cycle home. Cycling and taking the bus both take about an hour, plus cycling is more enjoyable and good exercise. I call that a net win.
The way I think of it is every day I exercise is another day I get to live. I have conditions that while not debilitating now will end up killing me (two obscure conditions that basically guarantee I’ll die of heart attack). Exercise is the best way of putting off death.
* unless you are hit by car or have accident, which is quite likely to happen on bike (even if you just fall on your own), which will immediately erase all benefits
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I do a one way cycle commute. Bus in the morning, cycle home. Cycling and taking the bus both take about an hour, plus cycling is more enjoyable and good exercise. I call that a net win.
Can you read book/news, play game, etc. while riding bike as opposed to sitting in bus and doing things you like to pass time?
Yeah, but that hour longer will still be an hour spent on the exercise bike.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
I do a one way cycle commute. Bus in the morning, cycle home. Cycling and taking the bus both take about an hour, plus cycling is more enjoyable and good exercise. I call that a net win.
You take your bike with you on the bus in the morning?
The only catch is space... No fancy bike racks here or anything, just flexible space near mid entrance. You're at the mercy of other passengers, and for instance families with a buggy.