Health and well-being benefits of e-bike commuting for inactive, overweight people living in regional Australia

Carina C Anderson; Danielle E Clarkson; Virginia A Howie; Cathie J Withyman; Corneel Vandelanotte

doi:10.1002/hpja.590

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Health and well-being benefits of e-bike commuting for inactive, overweight people living in regional Australia

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Health and well-being benefits of e-bike commuting for inactive, overweight people living in regional Australia

Carina C Anderson, Danielle E Clarkson, Virginia A Howie, Cathie J Withyman and Corneel Vandelanotte

Health promotion journal of Australia, Vol.33 (S1), pp.349-357

10/2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.590

PMID: 35263497

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Australia

Bicycling - psychology

Humans

Obesity - prevention & control

Overweight

Transportation

Introduction Pedal-assisted electric-bikes (e-bikes) are bicycles fitted with electric motors. Motorised functions on e-bikes only operate when the user pedals, allowing riders a moderate amount of physical activity. This study aimed to explore the mental and physical health and well-being impacts related to ebike usage for inactive overweight or obese individuals living in regional Australia. Methods Twenty inactive, overweight/obese people who seldom cycled were provided with an ebike over a 12-week period. Individual semi-structured interviews conducted at the end of the trial generated data about participants’ experiences of using ebikes. Inductive thematic analysis of interview data using Thomas (2006) data analysis framework and NVivo 12 software was undertaken. Results Data analysis revealed that e-cycling improved participants’ mental and physical well-being and that they felt happier when riding an e-bike. Conclusions Riding an e-bike can improve mental and physical health, happiness and overall sense of well-being. Greater uptake of e-bikes would have positive health implications for the wider community. Results from this study can be used to inform active transport policy. So what? Our study demonstrated that encouraging active transport in the form of e-cycling can improve the overall health and well-being of overweight and obese Australians. More specifically, e-cycling demonstrated a positive impact on mental health well-being.

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Title: Health and well-being benefits of e-bike commuting for inactive, overweight people living in regional Australia
Creators: Carina C Anderson - University of Southern Queensland
Danielle E Clarkson - Central Queensland University
Virginia A Howie - Central Queensland University
Cathie J Withyman - Central Queensland University
Corneel Vandelanotte - Central Queensland University
Publication Details: Health promotion journal of Australia, Vol.33 (S1), pp.349-357
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Grant note: Central Queensland University Giant Bicycle Co Pty. Ltd. Australia
Identifiers: 991013098102502368
Copyright: © 2022 The Authors. Health Promotion Journal of Australia published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australian Health Promotion Association This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Academic Unit: Faculty of Health
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

Health and well-being benefits of e-bike commuting for inactive, overweight people living in regional Australia

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