Cycling keeps your immune system strong and body fat levels low into old age, study finds

Study - featured on the BBC News at 10 - highlights the physical and mental health benefits of cycling

Robert Marchand cycled competitively into his 100s (Photo: ARSIN/SIPA/REX/Shutterstock)

Cycling into old age can prevent decline of the immune system and keep an 80-year-old's body fat as low as that of a teenager, a study has found.

The study, which was featured on the BBC Ten O'Clock News on Wednesday March 8, followed 125 long-distance cyclists. The riders are now all in their 80s but their immune system function is similar to that of 20-year-olds.

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