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Bike riding in a city is not a healthy option.
It exposes the cyclist to vehicle exhaust fumes.
He would be better off healthwise in the car that travelled behind him.
If he thinks that it constitutes 'excercise' he would do better having a cycling machine at home.
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This is a matter of choice and weighing up the options :-
"Do I risk very little exercise, therefore opening myself up to heart failure and obesity?"
"Do I risk the exercise and risk suffering from asthma, lung conditions?"
Difficult choice ... but think the first option is probably the healthiest option.
My son now rides his bike the 6 miles to Althrincham (and will shortly be into the city centre), apart from my fear of some nutter knocking him off his bike, I think he has chosen the better option. Is also one less car on the road in the morning. Walking about in a city is just as threatening from car pollution.
We try to encourage our children to walk .. even catch the bus to school in the morning instead of mummy dear giving us a lift door-to-door. Again, if more children did this, then less traffic, and less carbon emissions, so would generate healthier walking. Difficult.