{"id":39056,"date":"2021-11-13T08:05:22","date_gmt":"2021-11-13T16:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/?p=39056"},"modified":"2022-04-02T20:06:15","modified_gmt":"2022-04-03T03:06:15","slug":"seniors-health-e-bikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/seniors-health-e-bikes\/","title":{"rendered":"Case Studies: Three Seniors who Regained their Health with E-Bikes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here are three case studies of seniors who have come back from serious illness by exercising on electric bikes. The challenges they faced included multiple heart attacks, cancer, neurological problems, and stroke. But they didn\u2019t let that stop them \u2013 they got out there on e-bikes, and they kept on exercising and enjoying life! Because of cycling on e-bikes, they have all enjoyed an improvement in their health, and a better quality of life. And they are all bravely modelling how NOT go gently into that good night.<\/p>\n

Related: 7 Tips to Help You Keep Mountain Biking after Age 40<\/a><\/h3>\n

E-bikes are NOT Cheating!<\/h2>\n

People who are contemptuous of e-bikes often infuriate me. Mainly because every time I hear someone sneeringly say, \u201cE-bikes are cheating!\u201d the speaker is strong and able-bodied (and usually young). Such people apparently cannot imagine a time when their bodies will begin to let them down – when their hearts will fail, or their knees will give in, or their brains will bleed, or their backs will need surgery. But trust me, all of this and more can happen to any of us, if we are lucky enough to live in a country where we can grow old.<\/p>\n

For those of us who are still able-bodied \u2013 we need to have the empathy to remember that not everyone is so lucky. We should have nothing but admiration for those brave people who defy illness and injury as they age, and find ways to continue exercising despite these challenges. By exercising, they are able to fight back against these challenges, and many even reverse some of their symptoms.<\/p>\n

In fact, most people who cycle on e-bikes are able to improve the quality of their remaining years, because as science tells us conclusively, exercise is a miracle cure for most diseases<\/a>. Electric bikes make cycling possible for many who would otherwise have to quit. They don\u2019t have to exert themselves as much on e-bikes as on regular bikes, and the fear of hills is removed. But they can still get as much or as little exercise as they want. Plus, they get to enjoy the sheer fun of cycling!<\/p>\n

Related Content: 5 Important Health Benefits of Electric Bikes<\/a><\/h3>\n

Case Study 1: Philip Middlemiss, 72 years old<\/h2>\n

Philip Middlemiss is 72 and lives in Picton, New Zealand, a small, hilly country town of about 4,500 people.<\/p>\n

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