Health & fitness

Cycling could lead to old age heart arrhythmias, but it’ll keep you walking

New research could have implications for elderly ex-athlete heart health, say British Heart Foundation

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Cycling answer to worsening air quality

World Health Organisation and King’s College, London, professor cite cycling as key to air pollution solution

London vs Europe in row over cycling on high-pollution days

Environment Commissioner says Londoners riding to work may be doing more harm than good to themselves

Cycling revolution could save 10,000 lives per year in Western capitals alone, study claims

UN organisations call for Copenhagenization of major cities

Doctors in Boston ‘prescribe’ very low cost bike hire for patients

$5 annual bike hire offered like food banks to improve health of those on low incomes

Chris Boardman welcomes report on inactivity epidemic – but bashes government’s inactivity on cycling

"How many reports do we need?" asks British Cycling policy guru

Researchers “surprised” at number of cycling genital injuries, especially among kids

Top tube landings make up bulk of causes

Cycle, swim or run in your 20s, think better in your 40s & 50s: study

And don't stop cycling - keeping fit the whole time staves off dementia, say boffins

As air pollution levels soar should you stop riding?

Experts say cycling is part of the pollution solution

Middlesbrough to get 250-metre outdoor velodrome

Facility will be part of new £1m Sport Village facility being built near city's outdoor cycle track

Chief Medical Officer calls for more to be done to make cycling safer

“What she said!” agrees British Cycling

Cycling is good for you part 2,869: vigorous exercise reduces flu risk, study suggests

Yet another way that cycling helps you stay healthy

Bodmin council admits getting more people to cycle, walk and take public transport is ‘unrealistic’ – so decides to build another road instead

Only two per cent of people in Bodmin currently cycle or take the bus

Cycle to Work Alliance says scheme saves UK £5.1 billion over decade thanks to nation’s improved health

Health improvements central to cycle to work scheme uptake, says body - but can benefits be easily quantified?

Paralysed trials rider Martyn Ashton back on a (hand)bike

Video superstar disabled in stunt gone wrong four months ago is eager to get back into sport

New study shows cycling really is better than running

US professor confirms what we all knew, says cycling “a lot easier on the muscles” than running & has science to back it up

Dublin man sustains seven-week erection after crash-landing on bike top tube

Took him a while to get to hospital though...

Controversy over Bournemouth & Norwich active travel & safety initiatives

Councils accused of wasting money to try and get people out of cars and improve cycling safety

Half of male drivers admit to falling asleep at the wheel

Women less than half as likely to nod off on the road - but half of drivers say they get less than 5 hours' sleep

road.cc’s 2014 Metric Century Challenge is go!

The prizes aren't worth it. But in the long run, you'll thank us… So, you in then?

City cycling ‘could do damage to heart’ due to polluting chemicals, new research claims

Cycling in heavy pollution could affect heart's ability to respond to different levels of exertion, say Dublin scientists

Patients in intensive care ‘can cycle while unconscious’

Research will help those who recover to live fuller lives with less muscle weakness

Cadel Evans turns guinea pig for medical research by riding inside MRI scanner

Researchers hope experiment will lead to improved treatment for patients with heart and lung disease

Overall cyclist casualties up 12 percent in latest DfT figures

Rise in cycling casualties for 2013 second quarter goes against downward trend for other road users

Cycling sales boom at Halfords as retailer posts interim results

Growth due to better weather this spring and summer and continued British success

All Party Commission to address UK kids’ “physical inactivity epidemic”

Launch coincides with survey results revealing that 7 in 10 UK children don’t get enough exercise

Lack of activity a bigger health problem than smoking, says report

Getting active could save 37,000 lives per year and £10 billion

Bike for blind people goes on display at Glasgow conference

Ultrasound sensors detect obstacles giving the visually impaired a chance to ride independently

UK study to examine how people can be encouraged and supported to keep cycling into old age

Academic at Oxford Brookes to lead three-year project which starts next month