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Why you should start cycling in 2024

By Mark Bailey
Daily Telegraph UK·
13 mins to read

It’s never too late to start cycling and feel the benefits, whether that’s from a short and slow ride once a week or an intense workout.

Before Chris Jones started cycling, he weighed 108kg and was diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in 2016, which hampered his breathing. He was only 47. The e-commerce worker from Morecambe, Lancashire endeavoured to lose weight but found the gym “boring as hell”. Then, inspired by a cycle-to-work scheme, he bought a bike.

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