Walking To Work Cuts High Blood Pressure Risk

The actual working part of our day–sitting at a desk- may be bad for our health, but how we get to work can make us healthier. A news release from the Imperial College in London reports that when researchers at the school examined health data from about 20,000 people and factored in how those people get to work, they found that  cycling, walking, and using public transport were all associated with lower risk of being overweight than driving or taking a taxi.  How much lower? People who walk to work are around 40 percent less likely to have diabetes as those who drive, and 17 percent less likely to have high blood pressure. Cyclists were around half as likely to have diabetes as drivers.