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> Well, why not ride a bicycle, and let both your mind AND your body benefit?

If your mind is not on the road when you're cycling in a city then you're doing it wrong, unfortunatley.

Doors of parked cars opening, buses pulling out without indicating, drivers egressing from side-roads without checking, truck drivers underestimating their position when passing... Taking your mind off reading the road ahead even for a minute is an invitation to an accident.

Whereas on an early morning run or walk on the pavement / sidewalk / trail one's mind can wander and explore.