commuter noun. commute. transitive verb. com·​mute | / kə-ˈmyüt / commuted; commuting.

noun. a trip made by commuting: It’s a long commute from his home to his office. an act or instance of commuting.

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A commute is a journey you take from home to work and back again. You might enjoy your subway commute because it gives you lots of time to read. Your commute is your trip to work, and the verb commute describes making that trip — like your preference to commute by public bus.

Just how bad is a commute on job satisfaction? A study by the University of West England found that adding 20 minutes to your daily commute has the same negative effect on job satisfaction as receiving a 19 percent pay cut. In fact, every extra minute commuting lowered satisfaction with their job and leisure time.

Commuting trends in the United States In general, urban and suburban workers in the US have similar commute times (about 30 minutes), while rural workers have significantly shorter commutes (22.6 minutes). In the US, over 90% of workers commute by car, while about 5% commute by public transportation.

Why long commute to work is bad for you Among individuals working more than 40 hours a week, commuting more than a half-hour each way to work on a typical day was associated with a 25% higher risk of having an inactive lifestyle and a 16% higher risk of sleep problems, the study found.

12 Long Commute to Work Tips: How to be Productive

1. Turn on the Tunes. The psychological benefits of a good playlist are vast.
2. Make a Mental Checklist.
3. Stay Present.
4. Listen to Audio Books.
5. Put on a Podcast.
6. Connect with a Phone Call.
7. Prepare for Your Day.
8. Meditate.

Most people don’t want their commute to be too long or too short. It turns out the scientifically determined ideal commute time averages out to be 16 minutes — not long enough to feel like you’re wasting time, but not too short so you can catch up on the news or the latest podcast.

It all depends. Lots of people drive a lot longer than that to get to work. If it’s a good job with decent pay and prospects, it’s probably worth it. If it’s a fairly OK job but the 40 minutes’ drive consists largely of sitting in heavy traffic just to travel a few miles, then it’s not so clear-cut.

We all kind of know this fact. Once you get more than 30 minutes away from your job, no matter how you actually come into work, it starts to feel like a chore. Probably one out of one hundred people can actually take a longer commute and live with it. …

Yes. You’re talking about spending two hours or more a day commuting, driving well over 20,000 miles a year, possible accidents, wear and tear on your car. If your job, like my last one, requires you to come in on evenings and/or weekends you’ll really regret the drive.

It is a little far, but if you have that extra time in your day, and if you work yourself up to it, it should be a very fun commute. I had a 20 to 25 mile commute for almost 10 years. It was great when I was single and then with no kids, but the time it took got to be too much after I my children came on the scene.

The U.S. Census Bureau defines extreme commuters as workers who travel 90 minutes or more each way to work. That’s 1 in 36 workers with extreme commutes today. Such an arrangement clearly isn’t for everyone. But for 2.8% of all commuters, extreme commuting is simply business as usual.

20 miles = too far. One thing to consider is how likely a borderline commute is to get worse. I had one years ago that was initially doable at 45 minutes, but then I started hitting terrible construction and accidents a few times per week and my commute time would double.

Yeah a 26 mile 40 minute commute isn’t bad. My current commute is 15 miles and about 35 minutes. Before I moved, the commute was 26 miles and an hour to an hour and a half.

It depends entirely on the person. It is important to note that 23 miles can take anywhere from 20 minutes to 2 hours or more to drive. Time is far more important to judging a commute. In one job, if I drove directly, it would only have been 20 miles, but it would have taken an hour or more each way.

This means that on average riding 20 miles on your bike should take you around 100 minutes; or one hour and 40 minutes in simpler terms. However, this is an ideal number at the end of the day and a lot of factors will play into how long you actually take to get those 20 miles under your belt.

If the new job is offering higher salary and better benefits, then the 20 mile commute just might be worth it. 20 miles is a piece of cake. I used to drive 116 miles each way to work. Then again, it depends on your life situation.

Average speed – indications Most cyclists can achieve 10-12 mph average very quickly with limited training. Reasonable experience, medium (say 40 miles): average around 16-19 mph. Quite competent club rider, some regular training likely, medium-long distances (say 50-60 miles): 20-24 mph.

Another one that is a given is that biking is a great way to lose weight and stay fit. In fact, biking 20 miles a day burns roughly around 1000 calories. So, if your goal is to lose some extra pounds, then it’s time to hop on a bike and go for a ride!

Does cycling burn fat? Yes. Although your stomach muscles aren’t working as hard as your quads or glutes when you’re riding, but cycling’s aerobic nature means you are burning fat.

Yes! Cycling can help you to get a flat stomach. But you can burn the fat at the bulge by cycling. Cycling is an awesome calorie-burning workout a 130-pound people can burn almost 600 calories during one hour of vigorous cycle riding.

Cycling one hour a day for weight loss is an excellent way to boost weight loss. A 180-pound individual cycling for an hour at a moderate intensity burns about 650 calories. Even cycling 30 minutes a day consistently for a year can burn over 100,000 calories and result in nearly 30 pounds of weight loss.

At the same time, endurance cyclists will burn a lot of fat. All that’s left is muscle. So they’re skinny, but athletic. The upper body typically is less developed than the lower body, too.

Health Benefits of Cycling You can also double that amount to five hours, cycling at least 30 to 45 minutes a day for weight loss and other health benefits, or increase the intensity of your aerobic activity during those 2 1/2 hours. Adding strength training at least twice a week is also recommended.

Biking regularly can help you lose weight and tone the muscles in your lower body, helping you reshape your booty and legs. Even though your butt might become slimmer or look more toned, biking doesn’t actually make your butt bigger or smaller; it simply changes the appearance.

The short answer for whether or not cycling is going to make your legs huge is – no. Of course, cycling improves your leg muscles, but as an aerobic exercise, it works your endurance muscle fibers, making them more resistant to fatigue while training, but not causing them to bulk up.