Cyclists live longer

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• All-Cause Mortality Associated With Physical Activity During Leisure Time, Work, Sports, and Cycling to Work , Lars Bo Andersen, PhD, DMSc; Peter Schnohr, MD; Marianne Schroll, PhD, DMSc; Hans Ole Hein, MD, Arch Intern Med. 2000;160:1621-1628.

Leisure time physical activity was inversely associated with all-cause mortality in both men and women in all age groups. Benefit was found from moderate leisure time physical activity, with further benefit from sports activity and bicycling as transportation.