During the ride across Iowa on a tandem, Dr. Jay Albert noticed that the Parkinson’s patient he rode with experienced dramatically fewer tremors or effects of the disease.  He launched a research study and found that high-cadence cycling (80 to 90 rpm) on a tandem improved patients’ motor function by a whopping 35%.  Even better, the results lasted for weeks following the treatment.
New studies are underway to see if the same results are produced riding solo.  Click here to watch the video referenced above…unfortunately HULU has pulled the video down.  Maybe they’re running out of server space or something…
