Benefits of biking to work promoted at Valparaiso, IN event

Walt Breitinger of Valparaiso takes off on his recumbent bicycle Friday after stopping by Valparaiso’s Central
Park Plaza during a Bike to Work event featuring free bicycle checks and other offerings.​

Benefits of biking to work promoted at Valparaiso event Chicago Tribune

Valparaiso, IN - Joshua Sutton, a member of the Valparaiso Pathways committee, said he bikes the three miles to his job about every day, regardless of the weather.

“Once you get through one week of biking to work in any season, you can do it,” Sutton said, adding his journey is due east from where he lives and, given traffic and other factors, the route is a bit faster by bike.

He joined other members of the pathways committee at Central Park Plaza to extol the benefits of biking to work in an event that culminated the city’s celebration of National Bike to Work Week, sponsored by the pathways committee and the parks department.

He noted the obvious health benefits and the advantages for businesses, too, and said employees show up more energized, and the mode of transportation can cut health care costs for employers.

Even winter weather doesn’t slow Sutton down. He said the city and the Valparaiso Parks Department do a good job of clearing the city’s bike routes.

“That’s often cleared before the city streets. It makes a huge difference,” he said, adding that as is the case with winter sports like snow shoeing and skiing, it’s also a matter of wearing the right clothing.

Sutton, who works at Buck’s Bicycle Shop, and Leo Frey, owner of Leo’s Mobile Bicycle Service, were on hand to ...

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