The one-mile solution

Andy Cline of springfield advocates "the one-mile solution":

The idea is simple: Find your home on a map of Springfield. Draw a circle with a 1-mile radius around your home. Try to replace one car trip per week within that circle by riding a bicycle or walking. At an easy riding pace you can travel one mile on a bicycle in about seven minutes. Walking takes about 20 minutes at an easy pace.

For us flabby Americans this apparently sounds like a daunting task. Surely those hearty Dutch on their modern cycle routes routinely travel much farther.

Actually, Andy points out, the Dutch only average about 1.5 miles per day on their bikes.

Well, yes, the Dutch do routinely travel far and wide on their bicycles. But as the numerous videos I’ve linked to demonstrate . . . much of their cycling takes place close to home.

One mile is all it takes to get started. One mile is all it takes to begin making a real difference in your health. One mile is all it takes to begin making a real difference to your pocketbook.

Read more and follow Andy's links here.