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Cycling to watch TV: Clever ways to beat obesity from comfort of your home

The developed world is becoming a static society in which many people spend the majority of their time in front a screen

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Amin Al-Habaibeh | Dr. Daniel Shin | The Conversation
The BBC recently reported that middle-aged people are being urged to walk faster to stay healthy, amid concern that high levels of inactivity may be causing health problems such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The report states that “just ten minutes a day could have a major impact, reducing the risk of early death by 15%”. Meanwhile, other reports indicate that child obesity rates are on the rise and a survey of more than 2,000 older people in the UK found that nearly 25% don’t do

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