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The world’s oldest cycling record-holder, Robert Marchand is 102 (picture credit UCI)

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

Thu, May 15, 2014 06:47
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Bike hire bikes (pic by jezzzer)

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

Sat, Apr 12, 2014 08:50
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Richard Page with son Ellis and wife Lianne.png

Father vows to cycle 3,500 miles to all Leicester City away matches for charity supporting son with rare chromosome disorder

Ambitious challenge for man who's never ridden more than a few miles - and he started with a 174 mile ride

Sun, Nov 24, 2013 10:40
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Woodcote CX – MAMILs in the mud

Daily Mail warns MAMILs to step away from the bike for their health’s sake

Equally, step away from the Daily Mail to avoid confusing messages about exercise and health

Sun, Nov 17, 2013 13:16
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Intensive care

Patients in intensive care ‘can cycle while unconscious’

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

Sat, Nov 16, 2013 11:30
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Older cyclists (© Simon MacMichael)

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

Thu, Sep 05, 2013 15:08
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Commuter cyclist

Cycling to work ‘halves risk of diabetes’ compared to driving

Researchers say avoiding car travel is key to staying healthy

Sun, Aug 11, 2013 10:00
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Paris-Brest (picture Dainee Ranaweera, Wikimedia Commons)

Skipping beats cycling at suppressing appetite, researchers find

That explains the mid-ride cake stop, then... but both more effective at fighting hunger than just sitting around

Sun, Feb 24, 2013 20:27
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Family touring on the Reivers Route near Newcastleton (copyright Carlton Reid).png

NICE urges councils to do more to promote cycling for public health

Govt's National Institute for Clinical Excellence Identifies "road dangers and the perception of road dangers" as barriers to riding

Sat, Jan 26, 2013 15:49
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Dog in bike basket (copyright Simon MacMichael)

New guidance puts cycling and walking at centre of efforts to improve nation’s health

National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence says cycling and walking need to be encouraged at local level

Wed, Nov 28, 2012 07:56
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