Cycling is one of most common forms of sport and recreation

BMJ 1995;311:1021-1022 (14 October)

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Cycling is one of most common forms of sport and recreation

EDITOR,--As Raj Bhopal and Nigel Unwin state, cycling providesan ideal opportunity to increase physical activity, especiallywith the current emphasis on the health benefits of activityof moderate intensity.¹ The Northern Ireland health and activitysurvey, a cross section survey of 1600 subjects aged 16-74 inNorthern Ireland, found that 18% of men and 16% of women, achievedmoderate activity of 20 minutes' duration in a four week periodthrough cycling.² Thirty one per cent of men and 20% of womenaged 16-34 had cycled to this level. Of those aged 35-54, 10%of men and 13% of women were active to this level through cycling,while among those aged 55-74 the proportions had fallen to 5%and 3% respectively. Of all forms of sport and recreation, cyclingwas one of those most often recorded in the four week period,in the previous year, and since the age of . . . [Full text of this article]

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