Cycling

Health & Safety Office

Why cycle to work?

  • Health and fitness benefits
  • Arrive more refreshed and alert
  • Improved fitness and self-esteem
  • Reduced risk of coronary heart disease, cancer and depression
  • Cycling or walking briskly for half an hour a day can halve the risk of heart disease
  • Quicker than the bus
  • Don't get stuck in traffic jams
  • More environmentally-friendly c.f. car, bus
  • Reduce CO2 emissions
  • Reduce congestion
  • Don't lose that precious parking space!

Visit the Heriot-Watt cycling mail list for more information.