Riding a cargo bike long time is really a “long time sitting” or not? This question seems a bit absurd, but it is also a classic question. During the physical examination this year, my doctor did not recommend men to ride too much, and his attitude was very serious. I was frightened, I went home and check. I checked several articles and shared some key points.
Riding a e cargo bicycle is really a “long time sitting”.
Let’s start with the benefits of riding a cargo bike.
“It can reduce the incidence of cerebrovascular accidents, coronary artery diseases, hypertension, dyslipidemia, obesity and diabetes. Among middle-aged and elderly study participants, bicycle commuting has a strong inverse relationship with mortality, cancer mortality and cancer incidence rate.”
The advantage of cycling is that you exercise. Anti cancer and anti-aging, specializing in hypertension, hyperlipidemia and diabetes, nothing better than ride more bicycles.
I often advise people to spend more on bikes, because it is definitely better than spending money on medical treatment when you are old. When you really got seriously ill. The money you saved all your life will spend shortly.
Of course, if your exercise intensity is very low and your heart and lungs do not have much exercise, the effect will be poor. If the strength is too high, there will also be a lot of losses, so we should go step by step.
Talk about the disadvantage of riding cargo bikes.
“Because of the unbalanced pressure distribution when riding a bicycle, the neck, hands, wrists, lower back, knees and perineum are the areas most frequently affected by the bicycle“
This is the problem of long sitting on the bike.
In fact any joint of the human body likes dynamics, not static.
If you sit in front of the computer for a long time, the neck, wrist, knee and lower back are likely to suffer from pathological changes due to long-term static compression. The same is true for cycling. The affected parts are similar. And it also has a lifeline.
Let’s focus on the men health of riding bike.
Here is the conclusion directly: rind bike will not make you “Erectile dysfunction”. But when you feel numb, you should try to stop and have rest.
“We found that compared with swimmers/runners, cyclists were more likely to suffer from urethral stricture, genital numbness and saddle sores (OR: 9.8, p<. 001). Several studies confirmed that increasing cycling frequency would not increase the risk of ED, including the Massachusetts Male Aging Study (Int J Impact Res. 2001; 13:298-302) and the British Cycling Health Study (Journal of Men’s Health 2014; 11:75-9) The latter surveyed 5282 cyclists. In conclusion, these studies show that cycling does not lead to more serious ED or LUTS than swimming or running, but may make people more prone to urethral stricture, genital numbness and saddle sores
Cycling is closely related to genital numbness (BJU Int 2019; 124:336-41). The increasing number of years of cycling, the higher frequency of cycling every week and the longer distance of cycling each time are all related to the increasing trend of genital numbness. Body mass index and age were not related to the rate of genital numbness. Interestingly, in the multiple regression model with ED results, there is no statistically significant difference between numb cyclists and non numb cyclists
When the numbness is graded by region, the SHIM score of cyclists with hip numbness is statistically worse than that of cyclists without hip numbness (20.3 vs 18.4, p<. 001). These findings suggest that increased cycling may increase the risk of inducing perineal numbness, but this may not necessarily translate into deterioration of sexual function. Although the connection is unclear, it is better to reduce numbness as much as possible when riding. ”
So don’t worry too much. There is no direct evidence to prove that the disease will occur. But if you feel numb, I suggest you stop to have a rest.
Most of the problems caused by “long time sitting” riding can be alleviated by proper cycling+correct riding posture/habits. It’s too long to talk nonsense. In a word, remember to stop where you feel uncomfortable. Search why. Generally, we can find it. We should pay attention to it.
Wear your helmet and have a nice ride.
