Kinesiology 1070A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Rush Hour, Blood Sugar, 40 Minutes
18 Apr 2018
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Men who walk or cycle to work are as likely to be obese. Every additional km walked/day is associated with a 4. 8% reduction in obesity. Every additional hour spent in a car/day is associated with a 6% increase in the likelihood of obesity. Therefore bicycle culture is a vital part of the city administrations ambition to become the first carbon neutral capital in the world by 2025. 50% of all people commute to work or study by bike *exam* 35% of all who work in the city including people who live in suburbs/neighbouring towns commute to work by bike. 25 % of all families with two kids in copenhagen have a cargo bike they use to transport the kids to kindergarten and for grocery shopping etc. In total copenhageners bike 1. 2 million kilometers a year, which equals a trip to the moon and back, twice. In comparison copenhageners only travel 660. 000 kilometers by.
