Train passengers are more active and less fat than motorists

This is what a RIVM study shows. The passengers of the train often go to the station by bike, then walk a little to go to work. So they move a lot more than someone who gets in the car. Train passengers travel 8 to 33 minutes more per day and are more than 2000 steps more than travelers by car

Health

It also contributes to their health: rail passengers generally suffer less overweight . More exercise also reduces the risk of hypercholesterolemia and increased blood pressure.

Something is wrong, because people who travel by train run a higher risk of getting infected. After all, they are in a compartment with a lot of other people. But the difference is small, you are at home or at work even more likely to get an infection. In addition, travelers traveling by public transport more than three times a week are resisting.

Tired and stressed

Do you really want to start your work day with happiness, so better go live near work or walk. People who travel by car or train must be more tired, less happy and have more anxiety and stress. And then also applies that the longer the trip, the more you sleep and the sicker you feel.

You will also be hungry for little sleep:

If you routinely have too little time in bed, you may even be overweight. Why that?

Train commuters generally have less stress than motorists and sleep better too. But a longer commute time, busy trains and the unpredictability of the trip can again cause stress.

The RIVM relies mainly on studies abroad for its research. They expect the positive effects for train passengers in the Netherlands to be slightly higher, as more and more people come to the station by bike. About half of them go to the station by bike and more than half of them will work.