Electric assist bikes provide meaningful exercise

Thursday, July 7, 2016 - 12:01 in Health & Medicine

A new University of Colorado Boulder study shows that using an electrically-powered bicycle on a regular basis can provide riders with an effective workout while improving some aspects of cardiovascular health, especially for riders who previously had been sedentary. Electric assist bicycles (“pedelecs”) are equipped with a built-in electric motor that provides modest assistance while […]

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