From Patch: Your Long Commute is Making You Sick — and Poor

http://malibu.patch.com/groups/trending-in-america/p/science-your-l...

But perhaps the biggest toll a long commute can take is on the human body.

Studies link longer commute times with a greater risk of diabetes, heart disease, depression, stroke and other ailments.

I, for one, am glad I get to commute to work on my bike.

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Permalink Reply by Alex Z on June 9, 2014 at 5:28am

+1 for the truth of the latter point. It's quite amazing!

Jeff Schneider said:

From personal experience, I find this study completely believable. A long driving commute gives you no exercise, yet leaves you feeling terribly fatigued. A bike commute, OTOH, gives you exercise and leaves you energized.