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Why Bicycling Matters <br />HEALTH & WELLBEING <br />Bicycling as part of everyday travel is as <br />effective as structured workouts for <br />improving health. Active commuting is <br />associated with a 11% reduction in <br />cardiovascular risk. <br />American Public Health Association. (2010). The <br />hidden health costs of transportation. <br />https://www.apha.org/- <br />/media/files/ijdfAoijicsAransijort/aiiha active tran <br />sportation fact sheet 2010.pdf <br />SOCIAL CONNECTION <br />"Humans are social creatures —we live in <br />community. Individual health and <br />wellbeing is intricately tied to the health <br />of our communities and our interactions <br />with others." <br />Bicycling provides us more opportunity to <br />interact with our friends, neighbors and <br />community. <br />Taking Charge of Your Health & Wellbeing. (n.d.). How do <br />oursocial networks affect wellbeing? University of <br />Minnesota. https://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/how- <br />do-our-socia knetworks-affect-well being <br />HAPPINESS <br />Researchers at the University of <br />Minnesota have found bicycling to be the <br />happiest form of transportation. <br />University of Minnesota. (2018, August 20). The <br />happiest mode of transportation? That would be <br />cycling. University of Minnesota. https://twin- <br />cities. um n.edu/news-events/ha oo iest-mode- <br />tra nsportati on-woul d-be-cycl i ng <br />150 of <br />