Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte, 56, is an ardent fan of cycling, an activity he recently indulged in when he took to the streets to ride one. The video, which went viral in no time, was re-shared on Twitter by a user, Sandeep Varma.

“The PM of Netherlands, Mark Rutte, on a bicycle, riding like an ordinary citizen! Can our @PMOIndia and all the hon. MPs do the same here?” he tweeted. Take a look.

This is, however, not the first that Rutte has been seen cycling. Rutte, who has also presented a bicycle to Narendra Modi, is often spotted commuting on a cycle in the Dutch country, which is known for its cycling tradition, and as such, known as a ‘
cycling nation’.

“I didn’t cycle a lot for 10 years. But for the past two years, I’ve had my own bike again and, when the weather allows, I travel into the office that way,” he told the World Economic Forum in 2019.

On the incredible tradition, Rutte added, “The Dutch love cycling because we are a small country. When we have to get from A to B, of course, taking a car, yes, is an option, but you have congestion plus the environmental impact. From the old days,
almost from the late 19th century, we’re used to taking a bicycle.”

He added, “The whole system is nudging people to make use of this very healthy alternative.”

Agreeing with the politician, experts suggest it is a good idea to ride a bicycle in your 50s and 60s, not just for the environment but for the health, too.

Stressing that bicycling is one of the best exercises for cardiac fitness, Dr Subhendu Mohanty, interventional cardiologist, Sharda Hospital, Noida, said that it is good for all ages, not just the 50s-60s.

Concurred neurologist Dr Sudhir Kumar and said that cycling is “less strenuous on the heart as well as the knees”. “Cycling is better (as compared to running) for people in 50s and 60s, especially if they have knee joint pain, or osteoarthritis of
knees. Cycling helps exercise the hamstrings and quadriceps, which can further help slow down the degeneration of knee cartilage and reduce the risk of osteoarthritis,” he told indianexpress.com.

According to Dr Kumar, even a runner can cycle two days a week to reduce the risk of knee or ankle injury that can occur with running on daily basis. “Cycling is associated with multiple health-related benefits such as weight loss, lesser risk of
developing high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke and heart attack,” said Dr Kumar.

https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/health/netherlands-prime-minister-mark-rutte-bicycle-ride-benefits-in-50s-60s-8601143/

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swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:

Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte, 56, is an ardent fan of cycling,
an activity he recently indulged in when he took to the streets to ride
one. The video, which went viral in no time, was re-shared on Twitter by
a user, Sandeep Varma.

[…]

Stressing that bicycling is one of the best exercises for cardiac
fitness, Dr Subhendu Mohanty, interventional cardiologist, Sharda
Hospital, Noida, said that it is good for all ages, not just the 50s-60s.

So let’s see how that cardiac fitness works:

Dutch CVD

Holland has one-fourth the population of the UK - in the modern vernacular, ‘four times smaller’.

Its citizens cycle far more that those of the UK, 9bn miles compared to
3.5bn miles, per annum. On a per-head basis, that’s 36bn miles to the UK’s 3.5bn miles per annum.

Cycling is frequently touted as bringing health benefits.

So on that basis the population of Holland should be much healthier than
that of the UK.

How does that work for Cardio-vascular disease (CVD)?

The following link contains a graphic for rates of premature deaths from
CVD across the EU.

Holland has a higher percentage of CVD cases than Austria, France, Malta,
and Spain, all of which cycle less than the Dutch, and only a little behind
the unhealthy UK.

<https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Death-rates-from-cardiovascular-diseases-in-European-Union-countries-for-persons-aged_fig1_237508953>

What are the Dutch doing wrong, that they are throwing away all those
alleged benefits of cycling?

Or is it that there are no benefits to be had?

[…]

https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/health/netherlands-prime-minister-mark-rutte-bicycle-ride-benefits-in-50s-60s-8601143/

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On 16/05/2023 10:02 pm, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:

Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte, 56, is an ardent fan of chav-cycling, an activity he recently indulged in when he took to the streets to ride one. The video, which went viral in no time, was re-shared on Twitter by a user, Sandeep Varma.
“The PM of Netherlands, Mark Rutte, on a chav-bicycle, riding like an ordinary citizen!

"Ordinary citizens" do not ride chav-bikes.

Chavs on bikes are a minority.

Can our @PMOIndia and all the hon. MPs do the same here?” he tweeted. Take a look.
This is, however, not the first that Rutte has been seen chav-cycling. Rutte, who has also presented a chav-bicycle to Narendra Modi, is often spotted commuting on a chav-cycle in the Dutch country, which is known for its chav-cycling tradition, and as

such, known as a ‘chav-cycling nation’.

“I didn’t ride a chav-cycle a lot for 10 years. But for the past two years, I’ve had my own chav-bike again and, when the weather allows, I travel into the office that way,” he told the World Economic Forum in 2019.
On the incredible tradition, Rutte added, “The Dutch love chav-cycling because we are a small country. When we have to get from A to B, of course, taking a car, yes, is an option, but you have congestion plus the environmental impact. From the old

days, almost from the late 19th century, we’re used to taking a chav-bicycle.”

He added, “The whole system is nudging people to make use of this very healthy alternative.”
Agreeing with the politician, experts suggest it is a good idea to ride a chav-bicycle in your 50s and 60s, not just for the environment but for the health, too.
Stressing that chav-bicycling is one of the best exercises for cardiac fitness, Dr Subhendu Mohanty, interventional cardiologist, Sharda Hospital, Noida, said that it is good for all ages, not just the 50s-60s.

And it no doubt means that the good doctor finds it easier to find a
space for his Range-Rover (or whatever) in the hospital car-park.

Concurred neurologist Dr Sudhir Kumar and said that chav-cycling is “less strenuous on the heart as well as the knees”.

What is the point of exercise which isn't strenuous?

“Chav-cycling is better (as compared to running) for people in 50s and 60s, especially if they have knee joint pain, or osteoarthritis of knees. Chav-cycling helps exercise the hamstrings and quadriceps, which can further help slow down the

degeneration of knee cartilage and reduce the risk of osteoarthritis,” he told indianexpress.com.

According to Dr Kumar, even a runner can ride a chav-cycle two days a week to reduce the risk of knee or ankle injury that can occur with running on daily basis. “Chav-cycling is associated with multiple health-related benefits such as weight loss,

lesser risk of developing high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke and heart attack,” said Dr Kumar.

https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/health/netherlands-prime-minister-mark-rutte-bicycle-ride-benefits-in-50s-60s-8601143/

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QUOTE: According to Dr Kumar, even a runner can cycle two days a week to reduce the risk of knee or ankle injury that can occur with running on daily basis. “Cycling is associated with multiple health-related benefits such as weight loss, lesser risk
of developing high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke and heart attack,” said Dr Kumar. ENDS

Bloody experts again - UKIP nutters don't like them as they expose their total lies.

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QUOTE: According to Dr Kumar, even a runner can cycle two days a week to reduce the risk of knee or ankle injury that can occur with running on
daily basis. “Cycling is associated with multiple health-related benefits such as weight loss, lesser risk of developing high blood pressure,
diabetes, stroke and heart attack,” said Dr Kumar. ENDS

Bloody experts again - UKIP nutters don't like them as they expose their total lies.

Dutch obesity and diabetes

Holland has one-fourth the population of the UK - in the modern vernacular, ‘four times smaller’.

Its citizens cycle far more that those of the UK, 9bn miles compared to 5bn miles, per annum. On a per-head basis, that’s 36bn miles to the UK’s 5bn miles per annum.

Cycling is frequently touted as bringing health benefits.

So on that basis the population of Holland should be much healthier than
that of the UK.

How does this work for diabetes?

The graphic in this report shows that on a percentage basis, the UK has a greater percentage of obese people than the UK, so it might be expected
that the UK has higher levels of diabetes too.

That turns out to be wrong. The reverse is the case.

Obesity figures from WHO, 2018. Diabetes data from IDF, 2017

<https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2019-11-15/EU-figures-dispute-link-between-obesity-and-diabetes--LCkAB8vA3e/index.html>

What are the Dutch doing wrong, that they are throwing away all those
alleged benefits of cycling?

Or is it that there are no benefits to be had?

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JNugent <jenningsandco@mail.com> wrote:

On 16/05/2023 10:02 pm, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:

Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte, 56, is an ardent fan of
chav-cycling, an activity he recently indulged in when he took to the
streets to ride one. The video, which went viral in no time, was
re-shared on Twitter by a user, Sandeep Varma.
“The PM of Netherlands, Mark Rutte, on a chav-bicycle, riding like an ordinary citizen!

"Ordinary citizens" do not ride chav-bikes.

Chavs on bikes are a minority.

Can our @PMOIndia and all the hon. MPs do the same here?” he tweeted. Take a look.
This is, however, not the first that Rutte has been seen chav-cycling.
Rutte, who has also presented a chav-bicycle to Narendra Modi, is often
spotted commuting on a chav-cycle in the Dutch country, which is known
for its chav-cycling tradition, and as such, known as a ‘chav-cycling nation’.
“I didn’t ride a chav-cycle a lot for 10 years. But for the past two
years, I’ve had my own chav-bike again and, when the weather allows, I
travel into the office that way,” he told the World Economic Forum in 2019.
On the incredible tradition, Rutte added, “The Dutch love chav-cycling
because we are a small country. When we have to get from A to B, of
course, taking a car, yes, is an option, but you have congestion plus
the environmental impact. From the old days, almost from the late 19th
century, we’re used to taking a chav-bicycle.”
He added, “The whole system is nudging people to make use of this very
healthy alternative.”
Agreeing with the politician, experts suggest it is a good idea to ride
a chav-bicycle in your 50s and 60s, not just for the environment but for the health, too.
Stressing that chav-bicycling is one of the best exercises for cardiac
fitness, Dr Subhendu Mohanty, interventional cardiologist, Sharda
Hospital, Noida, said that it is good for all ages, not just the 50s-60s.

And it no doubt means that the good doctor finds it easier to find a
space for his Range-Rover (or whatever) in the hospital car-park.

Concurred neurologist Dr Sudhir Kumar and said that chav-cycling is
“less strenuous on the heart as well as the knees”.

What is the point of exercise which isn't strenuous?

I suppose we could dig up all those sports cyclists who died of a sudden
fatal heart attack, and ask them where they went wrong.

“Chav-cycling is better (as compared to running) for people in 50s and
60s, especially if they have knee joint pain, or osteoarthritis of
knees. Chav-cycling helps exercise the hamstrings and quadriceps, which
can further help slow down the degeneration of knee cartilage and reduce
the risk of osteoarthritis,” he told indianexpress.com.
According to Dr Kumar, even a runner can ride a chav-cycle two days a
week to reduce the risk of knee or ankle injury that can occur with
running on daily basis. “Chav-cycling is associated with multiple
health-related benefits such as weight loss, lesser risk of developing
high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke and heart attack,” said Dr Kumar.

https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/health/netherlands-prime-minister-mark-rutte-bicycle-ride-benefits-in-50s-60s-8601143/

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QUOTE: On the incredible tradition, Rutte added, “The Dutch love cycling because we are a small country. When we have to get from A to B, of course, taking a car, yes, is an option, but you have congestion plus the environmental impact. From the old
days, almost from the late 19th century, we’re used to taking a bicycle.” ENDS

It is also very popular among the Scandinavian royal families.


"There are two conflicting claims of the origin of the epithet: one deriving from the Dutch monarchy and the other from the Danish monarchy.

The version involving the Netherlands has its roots in Queen Juliana's love of riding bicycles, even during her reign. Although Juliana would still perform official ceremonies, she was more famous in the United Kingdom for her frequent, unscheduled
appearances with members of the public. Her daughter, Queen Beatrix, has also been sighted on her bicycle (although less often than her mother), perpetuating "bicycle monarchy" image in the foreign imagination.

The possible reference to the Danish monarchy stems from the Nazi occupation of Denmark during World War II. The non-hostile relationship between the governments of Denmark and Germany prompted accusations of collaboration. In a show of solidarity with
the Danish people in the face of such claims, the future King Frederick IX and his wife Ingrid began taking bicycle rides around Copenhagen.

Whoever gave rise to the term, it was not a result of either poverty or lack of constitutional authority. For example, the Dutch monarch, to whom the term is most frequently applied, retains full royal prerogative powers and has a personal wealth of $250
million."

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On 17/05/2023 10:17 am, Spike wrote:

JNugent <jenningsandco@mail.com> wrote:

On 16/05/2023 10:02 pm, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:

Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte, 56, is an ardent fan of
chav-cycling, an activity he recently indulged in when he took to the
streets to ride one. The video, which went viral in no time, was
re-shared on Twitter by a user, Sandeep Varma.
“The PM of Netherlands, Mark Rutte, on a chav-bicycle, riding like an ordinary citizen!

"Ordinary citizens" do not ride chav-bikes.

Chavs on bikes are a minority.

Can our @PMOIndia and all the hon. MPs do the same here?” he tweeted. Take a look.
This is, however, not the first that Rutte has been seen chav-cycling.
Rutte, who has also presented a chav-bicycle to Narendra Modi, is often
spotted commuting on a chav-cycle in the Dutch country, which is known
for its chav-cycling tradition, and as such, known as a ‘chav-cycling nation’.
“I didn’t ride a chav-cycle a lot for 10 years. But for the past two >>> years, I’ve had my own chav-bike again and, when the weather allows, I >>> travel into the office that way,” he told the World Economic Forum in 2019.
On the incredible tradition, Rutte added, “The Dutch love chav-cycling >>> because we are a small country. When we have to get from A to B, of
course, taking a car, yes, is an option, but you have congestion plus
the environmental impact. From the old days, almost from the late 19th
century, we’re used to taking a chav-bicycle.”
He added, “The whole system is nudging people to make use of this very >>> healthy alternative.”
Agreeing with the politician, experts suggest it is a good idea to ride
a chav-bicycle in your 50s and 60s, not just for the environment but for the health, too.
Stressing that chav-bicycling is one of the best exercises for cardiac
fitness, Dr Subhendu Mohanty, interventional cardiologist, Sharda
Hospital, Noida, said that it is good for all ages, not just the 50s-60s. >>

And it no doubt means that the good doctor finds it easier to find a
space for his Range-Rover (or whatever) in the hospital car-park.

Concurred neurologist Dr Sudhir Kumar and said that chav-cycling is
“less strenuous on the heart as well as the knees”.

What is the point of exercise which isn't strenuous?

I suppose we could dig up all those sports cyclists who died of a sudden fatal heart attack, and ask them where they went wrong.

The answer would usually be illegal drugs.

“Chav-cycling is better (as compared to running) for people in 50s and >>> 60s, especially if they have knee joint pain, or osteoarthritis of
knees. Chav-cycling helps exercise the hamstrings and quadriceps, which
can further help slow down the degeneration of knee cartilage and reduce >>> the risk of osteoarthritis,” he told indianexpress.com.
According to Dr Kumar, even a runner can ride a chav-cycle two days a
week to reduce the risk of knee or ankle injury that can occur with
running on daily basis. “Chav-cycling is associated with multiple
health-related benefits such as weight loss, lesser risk of developing
high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke and heart attack,” said Dr Kumar. >>>
https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/health/netherlands-prime-minister-mark-rutte-bicycle-ride-benefits-in-50s-60s-8601143/

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The Dutch royal family at large!

https://bicycledutch.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/willem-alexander_maxima_new-york.jpg

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The Dutch royal family at large!

https://bicycledutch.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/willem-alexander_maxima_new-york.jpg

In NYC, no less.

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swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:

The Dutch royal family at large!

https://bicycledutch.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/willem-alexander_maxima_new-york.jpg

Who are the couple in front?

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