Originally Posted by
FBinNY
Bicycling isn't some magic unique activity but it does have certain attributes that separate it from many (most?) other forms of exercise.
The key to any exercise program and health is actually doing it. Bicycling, pretty uniquely is something that people actually do for multiple hours per day, for weeks, months, and years. There are other factors such as being low impact. But it's really about staying with it and cyclists do, while folks engages in other physical activities don't.
Agreed. If you did Tai Chi or played tennis for an hour or two every day, that would be good, but not many people do either.
Genetics do not determine most of our fates. There is a slim fraction of the population that is screwed no matter how well they treat themselves. There is another slim fraction that will be fine even through lots of self abuse. The rest of us have a lot of control, and we are in the vast majority. Genetics is a poor excuse for all of us.