Make Cycling Part of Your Commute

Bikes aren't just for fitness - they're great for getting where you're going too! That's what Self Magazine's editor Lucy Danziger has learned by trading in her car service for a bike as her chosen method for getting to work. She's getting fit, helping the environment and beating NYC traffic all at once, and she somehow manages to do it while still looking fabulous.

Ok, so biking to work isn't an option for many of us but that doesn't mean we can't try to apply the same kind of principle to our lives. For instance, you could take your bike to shop for tonight's dinner instead of the car. Even if you can't find any good excuse to forsake the car for the bike, just get out there and get cycling, even if it's just a leisurely pedal around the neighborhood.