5 reasons an adult scooter is the best lifestyle choice you’ll ever make

Words by Micro Scooters

May 19, 2024

3 minutes

5 Reasons an adult scooter is the best lifestyle choice you'll ever make.

Lack of exercise is a bigger killer than smoking. In fact, according to research published by The Lancet in August 2016, working in an office could very well be more dangerous than reaching for the cigarettes. Office life breeds inactivity, which leads to health problems such as heart disease and diabetes. Experts recommend that we do at least an hour of activity every day, spread out throughout the day. And it just so happens that we have the perfect product to help you do exactly that.

Fitting this in isn’t easy in the modern world, where we are distracted by so much technology and everything seems to be geared toward making our lives less rather than more active. We no longer even have to take a trip to the shops, as buying online is so simple, and we have the power to use the internet wherever we are, thanks to the phones we keep in our pockets. This is making us lazy.

We need to make lifestyle choices to encourage ourselves to be more active. This is why it makes sense to consider adding an adult scooter to your life, both at home and at work.

Become a scooter commuter

Although the way people work has massively changed in recent years due to the pandemic, most people aren’t lucky enough to work close to their homes. In a previous Census, over 11 million people in the UK commuted from one local authority to another to get to work.

That’s a lot of people who are potentially in danger of developing health problems. To those within the 11 million that are office-based, fitting in their daily activity isn’t going to be easy. Getting up and down to get water from the cooler or nipping out to the coffee shop during the course of the day is one way to fit that all-important hour of activity in. Why not make it even easier? Replace part of your bus, tube or tram commute with a little trip on a scooter. Even a short there and back at the beginning and the end of your day at work could significantly impact long-term health.

Adult scooters don’t break the bank

Cycling that commute is a good way to exercise, but finding an affordable solution is not quite as easy if you need to get a foldable bike for public transport. Foldable scooters will likely be much more within budget, enabling you to make those all-important well-being lifestyle choices without draining your bank account.

It is also a lot easier to pop a foldable adult scooter under your arm as well – I can assure you!

Use the commute to de-stress

Anyone who commutes to work every day, whether by car, tube, or bus, knows that it is most definitely not relaxing and is often a little bit smelly. The lovable and generally relaxed Canadians, specifically the University of Montreal, have discovered that just a 20-minute commute a day makes you more tired and increases your levels of stress and cynicism.

Chuck in a bit of fresh air and a scooter, and those 20 minutes are going to be a heck of a lot more enjoyable. You can even use that time for a little bit of head space; be mindful while you are on your commute. You certainly couldn’t do that on a packed tube or tram, could you?

You’ll be headed for burnout at a much slower pace, and you never know; you might even scoot around it completely!

Being more mindful by getting out more.

Whatever your situation, having a scooter will enable you to get outside more often, allowing that fresh air to calm your mind. You will be inspired to be more mindful of your mental health. Getting out into the countryside is a very accessible way of improving your outlook on life and raising your spirits.

Why not use the scooter to nip to the park with the children for some family time? You can even chuck it into the back of the car so you can get out and about near where you live for a bit of exercise and mindful relaxation. Allow yourself to breathe in that fresh air for a fresh perspective on pretty much anything.

Weigh to go.

Not only is scooting fun, but it burns far more calories than walking or cycling. Only 10 minutes of scooting can burn 140 calories, cycling 120 in an hour (on flat terrain), and walking at 3mph will only burn 70 calories in 20 minutes.

If you want to lose weight or even just maintain a healthier lifestyle, adding a little scoot every day could help you shed some of that excess baggage caused by our tendency to stare at screens for far too long. According to Ofcom, adults in the UK spend over 21 hours online in a week; it’s pretty tough to find ways to lose weight when we spend so long surfing.

All this should be enough to convince you that getting a scooter can only have a positive effect on your lifestyle and overall well-being. Who would have thought that a few wheels could improve your lot at work, health and mental attitude?

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