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Old 10-31-11 | 05:40 PM
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Commuting is bad for you!

... if you aren't walking or biking to work.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/he...or-health.html
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Old 10-31-11 | 08:38 PM
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You're so clever! I totally fell for it!! I wish I were this smart.
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Old 10-31-11 | 08:47 PM
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It found those who used a car, bus or train as their principle way of getting to work suffered more stress, greater sickness absence, and poorer sleep than those who walked or cycled.
Who woulda guessed?
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Old 10-31-11 | 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by mtalinm
You're so clever! I totally fell for it!! I wish I were this smart.
Well I did take a marketing class once.
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Old 11-01-11 | 07:39 AM
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Commuting is bad for your health, because the 8-10 hours in the middle interrupts what could have been a really great bike ride!
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Old 11-01-11 | 05:24 PM
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Commuting is bad for your health, because the 8-10 hours in the middle interrupts what could have been a really great bike ride!
This is the one.
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Old 11-01-11 | 08:31 PM
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Commuting is bad for your health, because the 8-10 hours in the middle interrupts what could have been a really great bike ride!
So true !
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