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title: The bike, the medicine of the future
description: COVID-19 has highlighted weaknesses that we thought we had overcome, while recovery hypotheses raise considerations that include cycling as a medicine.
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# [The bike, the medicine of the future](https://journal.wilier.com/en/cycling-the-medicine-of-the-future)

 Written by [Wilier](https://journal.wilier.com/en/author/wilier) | Apr 16, 2020 1:38:00 PM

The spread of **COVID-19** has suddenly triggered numerous debates on the very rapid spread of the pandemic and the enormous difficulties in managing the emergency.  
One of these possible aspects concerns **prevention** of the disease, but not related exclusively to the development of a vaccine, rather to the adoption of a **more** **balanced** **lifestyle** that can make us much **less** **vulnerable** to any disease and, therefore, **even** **more** **resistant** to viruses–like COVID-19–that attack the respiratory system.

Some important specialists are making statements like this:

“Physical activity in general **reduces** **the** **risk** of infections, as demonstrated in normal flu,” or “exercise is critical to a properly functioning immune system that, in the light of the Coronavirus experience, we will now have to try to maintain”.

Once the lockdown is lifted, what is clear is that one of the many needs that will arise will be what doctors call “self-protection”, to make our body much **more** **resistant** to pathogens.

Every sports medicine expert pays particular attention to the bicycle, which “**guarantees** **the** **best** self **protection**, since cyclists’ lungs are stronger, better ventilated and able to withstand the possible stresses of a respiratory disease. At the same time, cycling offers cyclists the best and most correct **exposure** to** sunlight**: the best catalyst for the production of vitamin D3, which seems to have improved control of COVID-19”.

Therefore, the bicycle once again helps improve quality of life: it’s medicine that’s easy to take, offers endless fun, helps us explore new horizons and, above all, has no contra-indications.

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