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Cycling a great way to keep fit and healthy. It our heart, keeps our weight down, and is good for mental health. A little-known and (perhaps) surprising benefit of on a bike is that it is good for our knees. A new study says cyclists less likely to knee pain later in life than people who do not bicycles. The study was by a research team from Baylor College of Medicine in the USA. Researchers 2,600 men and women, with an average age of 64. The survey participants were about their levels of physical activity. They also had X-rays of their knees . This was to look for signs and levels of arthritis in their knee joints.

The lead researcher, Dr Grace Lo, said the results of the research surprising. She said cyclists were 21 per cent less likely to signs of osteoarthritis to those who did not have a history of cycling. She added: "I was surprised to see how very strong the benefit [of cycling] was." A lot of research that cyclists are around 20 per cent less likely to prematurely. Dr Lo said cycling, "is a great preventative strategy for many things, including arthritis". Osteoarthritis is often "wear-and-tear" arthritis. It's what when we use the cartilage in our joints a lot. The cartilage down and painful. Arthritis most commonly the over-50s.