The staggering health improvements from bike commuting

Welcome Shifter Big Stories, sponsored by Riese & Müller. This is the first in a series of videos to delve into bigger, deeper and more important issues around urban cycling and bike commuting. To kick off this series, I wanted to start with something that has an impact on everybody: Health and wellness. And everybody knows that riding a bike is good for you. But when I started looking more deeply at the positive health outcomes of transportation cycling, I didn't believe the numbers. And it's not just physical health. Riding a bike is good for your mental health and even your social connections as well. A big thanks to Riese & Müller for sponsoring this year's Big Stories. In this video, I was riding the Riese & Müller Packster 70 — it's so fun and smooth to ride, and it hauls huge loads easily: https://www.r-m.de/en-pt/bikes/packster-70/ Thanks to Bishops Family Cycles in Victoria, B.C.: https://www.familycycles.ca/ Thanks to Cloud eBikes in Vancouver, B.C.: https://cloudebikes.ca/ Thanks to Patty Wiens for sharing her insight. She's on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCb0KxXy66Gp_3j1Ru-F3LLA She's also the new Bicycle Mayor of Winnipeg: https://www.pattybikes.com/ Thanks to Cailynn Klingbeil for her research and writing support. She has a great newsletter about getting outdoors: https://gooutside.substack.com/ Thanks to Josh Sandulak for his videography and editing: https://www.joshsandulak.com/ I just started Shifter Memberships. If you'd like some bonus content while also supporting this channel, please consider becoming a member: https://www.patreon.com/Shifter632 0:00 Introduction 2:47 Impact on physical health 6:05 Impact on mental health 8:48 Impact on social health #cycling #bike #commuting Sources: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/obesity-and-overweight https://www.who.int/news/item/04-03-2022-world-obesity-day-2022-accelerating-action-to-stop-obesity https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/physical-activity https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/mental-disorders https://www.who.int/news/item/02-03-2022-covid-19-pandemic-triggers-25-increase-in-prevalence-of-anxiety-and-depression-worldwide https://www.who.int/multi-media/details/loneliness-and-social-isolation-are-health-risks https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/physical-activity https://www.bmj.com/content/357/bmj.j1456 https://ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12966-014-0132-x https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(20)30079-6/fulltext https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6388745/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10847255/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21291246/ https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/7/6/e013542 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091743514003144?via%3Dihub https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2019/07/25/why-cyclists-are-the-happiest-commuters.html https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3710158/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0272494423001731 https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-on-books/author-talks-the-worlds-longest-study-of-adult-development-finds-the-key-to-happy-living Cycling for Sustainable Cities, edited by Ralph Buehler and John Pucher How Cycling Can Save the World by Peter Walker Buy my book Frostbike: The Joy, Pain and Numbness of Winter Cycling: https://rmbooks.com/book/frostbike/ I don’t really do proper product reviews, but here are some products that I’ve tried on this channel that I like. (Of course, you don’t need anything fancy to ride a bike, other than a bike, but these are Amazon affiliate links, and I get paid a small commission if you buy them 😉) • If you ride a bike in the city, you need a good lock. Litelok is a good option: us.litelok.com/SHIFTER • If you wear a helmet and like to be well-lit, consider the Lumos: ridelumos.com/shifter • Hindsight sunglasses have mirrors so you can see behind you while you ride. Plus, they look good: https://collabs.shop/f9hvof • Love these RedShift Acrlight Smart LED Pedals: https://redshiftsports.com/collections/arclight-pedals?aff=40 • Crane Bicycle Bell (the ding is sublime): https://amzn.to/48gsHQ2 • Bicycle Cargo Net (why did it take so long for me to buy one of these?): https://amzn.to/31s1Ovu • Vaude Cover II Rain Poncho (for higher-end, try Cleverhood or People’s Poncho): https://amzn.to/3jLkift • Peak Design phone case (the one I use, paired with the Peak Design phone mount): https://amzn.to/48giWS6 Follow me! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombabin Twitter: https://twitter.com/tombabin Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tombabin (@[email protected]) TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tom_babin