Beginning exercise later in life, in your fifties for example, has huge health benefits. Those who increased activity levels from 50 to 60 ended up living as long as those who were already exercising regularly by middle age. In other words, it's never to late to start exercising and the benefits are comparable to giving up smoking.
We regularly hear from new electric bike owners who tell us that getting out and enjoying long cycle rides has all sorts of benefits for their health, mental wellbeing and sense of independence. An unpublished Australian study we came across several years ago suggested that assisted pedal cycling increases the heart rate without placing the sort of strain on the cardiac muscles that more vigorous exercise would bring, strain which can be risky in some people. Assisted cycling offers aerobic exercise without the need for a change of clothes or a towel to mop up perspirtion, something you can do every day.
So if you're over 50 and keen to start exercising regularly again, we have just the thing to help you.
BBC's report
The British Medical Journal's report
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