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title: "Scientific study shows e-bikes benefit a surprising part of the body"
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description: "A study by the University of Reading and Oxford Brookes University reveals that e-bikes provide significant cognitive and mental health benefits for older riders (ages 50-83). Participants riding e-bikes or traditional bikes for 90 minutes weekly over eight weeks showed improved executive function and processing speed, along with enhanced mental wellbeing. Lead researcher Dr. Louise-Ann Leyland noted the importance of real-world environments in these findings, highlighting the added sensory and social interactions that outdoor cycling offers compared to stationary exercise."
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# Scientific study shows e-bikes benefit a surprising part of the body

From a fitness perspective, electric bikes are often framed as a way to make cycling easier on the legs or more accessible for people who might otherwise avoid riding. But new research suggests the biggest benefits of e-bikes for older riders may be happening somewhere else entirely: the brain.

A study performed by researchers from the University of Reading and Oxford Brookes University found that cyclists aged 50 to 83 experienced measurable cognitive and mental health benefits from regular cycling – whether they were riding traditional pedal bikes or electric-assist models. In other words, e-bikes didn’t dilute the benefits of cycling. In some cases, they may have enhanced them.

The researchers tracked older adults who rode for around 90 minutes per week over an eight-week period, splitting participants between standard bicycles and e-bikes. The result was improved executive function and processing speed in both groups, along with noticeable boosts in mental health and wellbeing.

Lead researcher Dr. Louise-Ann Leyland said the findings were especially encouraging because they occurred outside a controlled lab setting, in real-world urban and natural environments. That can make a big difference since riding outdoors adds layers of sensory input, navigation, and social interaction that stationary exercise simply can’t replicate.

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