This link provides information about the key benefits of investing in cycling, for councils, communities, and individuals. A regular walk or cycle to Ponsonby Park may be just the health benefit many people and our wider community, could benefit from.
The benefits include:
• more liveable towns and cities
• improved conditions for travelling within towns and cities
• stronger local economies
• reduced costs for councils
• less impact on the environment
• healthier and more productive people
Regular aerobic exercise is known to cut the risk of heart disease, type-two diabetes, all types of cancer, high blood pressure, and obesity.
Evidence shows that New Zealand communities with higher numbers of people cycling and walking, especially for transport purposes, have better health profiles than those in less active neighbourhoods.
In New Zealand, physical inactivity contributes to around 8 percent of all deaths, and one in three adults and one in five children are overweight. The Ministry of Health reports that only 50.5 percent of New Zealand adults are regarded as sufficiently active for health benefits and physical inactivity is the second
leading risk factor of disability-adjusted life years.
So, read on…
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