The benefits of cycle commuting are numerous – arriving at the workplace refreshed and alert, and improved fitness and health among them – and now a better sex life can be added to the list, according to a new survey.
Released ahead of Cycle to Work Day today the survey says almost 4 in 10 people who commute by bike, 39 per cent, say that their sex life has improved as a result due to the additional energy it gives them in bed.
The survey of 2,500 cycle commuters also found that almost all, 89 per cent, said that riding their bike home helped them switch off from the working day and put them in a good mood before arriving there, with around two thirds, 66 per cent saying that their relationships had improved.
Cycle commuting also resulted in four in five workers, 82 per cent, feeling less stressed, while around half said they could now cope with a heavier workload.
One in three said that riding inspired creative thinking, enabling them to come up with good ideas, while 15 per cent believed that they were getting ahead in their careers more quickly than workmates who do not cycle.
A spokesman for the Cycle to Work campaign said: “Last year's event saw a Herculean effort from the 20,000 commuters who hit the streets and cycled over a quarter of a million miles on Cycle to Work Day.
“This year we want to double the number of budding commuters saddling up and achieve (at least) half a million miles pledged!”
You can find more information about Cycle to Work Day, which is organised by Cyclescheme, as well as making your own pledge, here.
13 thoughts on “Cycle commuters do it better — 4 in 10 say their sex lives have improved, survey finds”
So 6 in 10 said their sex
So 6 in 10 said their sex lives got worse….
rich22222 wrote:So 6 in 10
Not necessarily. It might make no difference.
Duncann wrote:rich22222
On the other hand there are likely to be negative effects for some. For example, taking n+1 way too far is bound to have repercussions! 😉
Duncann wrote:
rich22222
“It’s taking a lot longer to masturbate now. 🙁 “
userfriendly wrote:Duncann
“It’s taking a lot longer to masturbate now. 🙁 “— rich22222
“I find touching my freshly shaven legs helps, though.”
Public in shock about
Public in shock about spurious clickbait faux-survey by the Daily **** linking cycling, the word ‘sex’ and some unprovable health benefit in a way that sounds a bit like science was involved.
Next week – Wearing lycra linked to increased risk of being ebola infected terrorist.
joemmo wrote:
Next week –
You missed out Asylum seeker! 🙂
Yes, I know there is nothing
Yes, I know there is nothing more appealing than me turning up at the back door draped in dayglo and lycra, wearing stormtrooper boots and helmet, covered in sweat and road grit, and, like last night, soaking wet… And she says to me “don’t get any of that on the kitchen floor, I just cleaned it” and I know…. it’s business time…
Bolxs, total and utter
Bolxs, total and utter bolxs.
Riding decrease sex life as all the girlfriends have left shaking heads and muttering something like “bikes being more important than me” :))
Shiny bike part or expensive meal?
“Oo new shiny thing, my precious!”
well I would be in a good
well I would be in a good mood after cycling home if it wasn’t for the idiots who insist on overtaking me badly where they shouldn’t be overtaking me at all… it’s getting to be a real trial trying to take primary to prevent them as well…
It would seem that the other
It would seem that the other contributors to this post are from the 6 in 10. Chin up chaps!
Cookie91 wrote:It would seem
It’s not the chin that’s the problem. BA-DA-BOOM!
Okay, so a few more responded
Okay, so a few more responded to this survey than the Guide Dogs survey. That’s a good start; Where can we see the original survey and answers to its questions? Were people asked randomly or were they self-selected with a leading question?
~Andrew~