It is honestly no real surprise that, with technology
advancing as quickly as it is, there becomes a rapidly growing concern over
health due to all the effortless and convenient options presented to us. Rather
than having to walk, many people logically have cars to get themselves to work,
however James Gallagher also reminds us of the option of biking. Aimed mainly
toward working adults, he offers the solution to our generation’s decline in
activity simply with the choice of riding a bike to work instead of driving or
taking the bus, and he argues that the former method is far better than the
latter through this idea of lessening the chances of common yet
life-threatening conditions people can more easily be affected by without it.
The
article contains a visual, a video in which multiple people who have been
biking to work for years, in which every single person presented seems to share
the same idea: that, compared to taking public transportation such as the bus,
biking is much easier, faster, cheaper, and healthier for them. While the rest
of the article delves into the statistics confirming the health benefits, their
agreement helps solidify the argument for the reader as something that may be
an option for them, too. Gallagher also makes sure to address the main counterargument
that may come up in response to his solution. The idea of not having enough
willpower to follow through with a training regimen is common for many people
who want to try being healthier for themselves, and so he soothes the worry
with the simple logic that, if cycling is built strictly into your schedule
rather than fit in as you dreaded hour of exercise, willpower is not needed.
The
statistics combined with the agreement from well-based opinions, leads to a
solid argument for Gallagher, and though we do not have an excellent system set
yet for biker on the road like in places such as Japan, where the amount of
bikers is significantly higher, the idea of making this sort of transition
seems much easier.
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