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Mental Health Benefits of Riding

Bike riding has so many physical health benefits but that’s not all! Cycling regularly can help to boost your mental health, improve your memory and enhance your brain power.  Mental Health Benefits  Bike riding can offer help in boosting your mental health.  Unfortunately in Australia, 10-15% of seniors are thought to have anxiety or depression,

Increase in Physical Activity during COVID

During Australia’s first national lockdown in April  2020, national physical activity participation rates increased by 8% from the previous month. The recent AusPlay report tracks these rates across Australia with some interesting results due to COVID.  Adults v Children Over the pandemic, adults became more physically active on purpose. Comparing 2019 to 2020, adult participation

Do Australian Helmet Standards Need Upgrading?

Given it’s mandatory to wear a helmet in NSW to ride a bike, shouldn’t standards be set to ensure the best technology is used in Australia? Traumatic Brain Injury Whether you’re anti or pro-helmet, keep reading, because the best alternative may not look like a helmet at all. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and concussion can

parkun Helping People Get Active

Here at Bicycle NSW, we love parkrun! This is because it has encouraged thousands of people worldwide to be more physically active. About parkrun   Invented in the UK back in 2004, parkrun is a free, weekly, community 5km walk/run. It’s all about encouraging people to get out and be active no matter if you

Bikes Deliver Accessibility

Bicycles provide mobility assistance to help more people travel further than they could by foot. 30 Minute City  Not many people can spare 90 minutes to walk 10km to work or school, but on a bicycle, the same journey can take around 30 minutes.  Bicycle riding can help all of us achieve the ‘30 minute

Exercise Can Help Lower Your Risk of Heart Disease

Regular exercise can lower your risk of heart disease, a fact many Australia’s don’t know.   In a recent Heart Foundation survey, 65% of people knew this information but concerningly two thirds said they do not meet Australian physical activity guidelines (30 minutes of moderate physical activity five or more days a week). Single Leading Cause

What Australia Wants For Local Communities

The Heart Foundation has released a report on what Australia wants for healthy neighbourhoods, with some interesting results. Support For Redirecting Funding To Cycling Two-thirds of people surveyed would support government initiatives that would redirect roads funding to walking or cycling infrastructure, or public transport.Similar numbers support the reduction in local street speed limits to

Physical Activity Levels During COVID-19 Lockdown

In 2019 over 90% of Australians did some form of physical activity but did the COVID-19 pandemic affect this in 2020? Increase In Physical Activity When the majority of Australia went into various stages of lockdown, there was actually an increase in people being physically active from 33% in March to 42% in April. The

Another Successful Biketober

Biketober was back this October and it was the most successful year yet!   4,224 participants from 567 organisations rode 946,153 km. Importantly Biketober also shows the riders that they saved 24,130 kg in CO2. What an achievement!  Biketober is a great way for businesses to encourage their staff to ride bikes for transport, health and

Changing Times For People Riding Bikes

Across NSW the riding environment is evolving, and we’re encouraging all road users to change with it. More People Riding The COVID-19 pandemic rapidly increased the demand for safe places to walk and cycle, and saw more people ride for transport, leisure and exercise.  This included families, children and people who haven’t felt safe to