Bike Commuting Reduces Physical BLAHS

The theory: Morning pedaling invigorates the body with fresh ram air intake reducing the physical complaints incurred from daily existence within the unnatural environment created by human culture named ‘office’.

Don’t misunderstand. Having been in my current employment only 3 months I don’t know enough to distinguish anything bad. Everyone is friendly. I have my own office and the co-workers are all intelligent active eccentric geeks. It’s great!

For plausible corroboration, I offer these 2 incidents. Yesterday I rode in a car to work. I also had a sinus headache All day. Last Thursday I also drove. The entire day I was slightly peaked and droopy wishing for a nap.

What do ya think? Is there correlation between sensations of general physical malaise and lack of pedaling? Do I subconsciously feel less then 100% because I know I am planning not to pedal? Or do I unintentionally elect to drive when subliminal precursors are predicative of an encroaching minor ailment? Do you notice differences in physical/mental abilities on the days you exercise vs off days?

Maybe I should simply expand this thought to any morning exercise…

I read a intersting article here written by an individual trying to have 50 car-free days this year. Changing a habit and planning instead of blindly leaning on convenience takes work and determination. This goal is cool for various raison d'êtres!