Recently health studies Bispebjerg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Netherlands, revealed, the man pedaling a bicycle at high speed has a life expectancy five years longer than those who pedaled slowly.
Life Expectancy
Studies conducted over the past 20 years on 5,000 men aged 21-90 years with no health problems, which have a habit of regular cycling. If high-speed pedaling increases the life expectancy of five years and three months, the strokes are increasing life expectancy of two years and nine months.
While the health study of women showed different results. Women who used to ride bike at high speed has a life expectancy of three years and nine months longer than those who pedaled slowly. While pedaling speed is increasing life expectancy of about two years and two months.
“The intensity of exercise is more important than duration, and it becomes key to your health,” said Dr Peter Schnohr, study leader, was quoted by the Daily Mail.
The health study results presented at the European Cardiology Congress in Paris it was obtained without ignoring other types of exercise done, body mass index, alcohol intake, and blood pressure of the respondents.
Not only increases life expectancy, the habit of cycling 30-60 minutes a day with a high speed also lowers the risk of premature death by 82 percent in men and women. In addition to cycling, walking quickly also provide better health benefits than walking slowly.
However, Professor Peter Weissberg, medical director of the British Heart Foundation, warned that “high-speed exercise will stimulate the heart and this could be a problem for those who have heart health problems or those who are not accustomed to doing sports.”
While the health study presented at the annual conference ‘Reproduction and Embryology European Society’ to 12 late last year revealed that men who are too often pedaled a bicycle will experience a decline in fertility rates.
Decreased quality and quantity of sperm was believed to be associated compression due to friction between the testicles and the bike saddle. Localization can also heat generated by friction when pedaling a bicycle and tight pants tended.
