England’s top doc urges Brits to take up cycling to improve their health after lockdown

COUCH potatoes are being urged to take up cycling by England’s top doc to improve their health. Professor Sir Chris Whitty pointed to the 1950s when bikes were three times more popular than now — with a quarter of the country then regularly getting around on two wheels. 1 England’s top doctor Professor Sir Chris Whitty has urged Brits to cycle to improve their health after lockdown Credit: Alamy And research from the Health Foundation suggests thousands of lives could be saved if the worst regions in England walked and cycled as much as the best. England’s chief medical officer… Read Full Article