This is Part 2 of a really excellent 3 part series on the exciting new cycling social media platform called Unfound. Jules Doyle, the brainchild behind Unfound, joins me and we discuss how the world needs a place built for cyclists by cyclists to connect, learn from each other, and have lots of fun. In Part 2 Jules and I discuss our love of cycling and our reasons for riding, research on health benefits of cycling, bike commuting, dealing with anxiety, mindfulness, and the Photo of the Week contest on Unfound.Please click the link below to your favourite podcast app to listen in. I think you will really enjoy it.
Here are the links that we discuss in this episode:UnfoundShow with Bo and SheelShow on Mental StrengthBicycling and Health Research:n a 2011 study in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports did a systematic review of health benefits in cycling and found that individuals who commute to work via bicycle are at lower risk for all-cause mortality and cancer in individuals who were middle-aged and older. They also found, not surprisingly, that there is strong evidence for improved cardiovascular fitness and moderate evidence for decreased cardiovascular risk for individuals who cycle regularly.