In Boston, doctors prescribe to patients with obesity bikes

Boston became the first American city where doctors began to use a system of public bikes to combat obesity. For $ 5, the poor patient may purchase the right to use the public two-wheeled transport for a year and ride on one of the 1,100 bikes parked in 130 locations around the city, according to Inhabitat.

The head of the Boston medical center Kate Walsh says that a quarter of low-income citizens of Boston are obese. To increase physical activity of patients, they have started to prescribe exercise instead of drugs. Public bikes Hubway recently opened in the city, allows you to integrate transport, health and the environment, making it the best solution to the problem.



The authorities hope that thanks to the prescriptions of doctors on bikes will sit at least a thousand people. The program Hubway is a subscriber to the free use of Bicycle, provided that each trip does not exceed 30 minutes. Also all patients with obesity are supposed to free helmet.

Source: energysafe.ru