By JOSETTE DEBROUWER
It all comes down to that issue of lifestyle change.
You need to get to the post office. You don't have enough time to walk there and back, but it's a beautiful day. You reach for your car keys, promising yourself you'll go for a walk later.
What about your bike?
"If I have a choice of driving a car or taking a bike, I go for the bike," says cycling enthusiast John Sigurjonsson.
"When you're riding a bike, you're right in the world around you. You hear, smell and see everything that's going on around you."
Sigurjonsson said two generations ago, people of all ages used bikes as a viable mode of transportation. The added bonus was that they were getting in some exercise while getting to work or school.
"That has changed completely, very drastically, over the past generation.
"We've become conditioned to not wanting to feel the environment directly. In a car, we don't have to contend with the sun and wind and insects."
The result, though, is a generation that is considerably less healthy, and noticeably less active.
Sigurjonsson said opting for your bike can change that.
"The easiest way to incorporate physical activity into your day is to walk or ride instead of getting into the car."
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