Going to work every day can sometimes feel like a never-ending job. cycle — especially if it’s transportation.
Super commuter Alex Hietzig is one of them: he cycles to work once every two weeks, burning more than 2,200 calories during his three-hour commute.
“I commute 50 miles by bicycle.” The triathlete saidA project manager from San Francisco, California, appears in a viral TikTok video.
Hietzig is one of many open-ended nine-to-five workers who regularly take the extreme step of leaving their hometowns and traveling long distances to earn a paycheck.
Caitlin Jay, a 30-year-old commuter hairdresser, spends more than $1,000 to fly 700 miles every other week from Charlotte, North Carolina, to her job on the Upper West Side. Kyle Rice, an EMS tech specialist and family breadwinner, pays $1,500 a month to commute by train from New Castle, Delaware, to New York’s financial district during work hours.
But for Hietzig, biking offers the biggest benefits over a 90-minute bus ride or an hour-long drive in his car.
“It’s the most time-efficient way to exercise,” the helmet-wearing millennial told an audience of more than 35,000 as he pedaled along.
According to a series of dramatic posts, he begins his superhuman commute at around 5:45 a.m., cruising at an average speed of about 18 miles per hour, and arrives at his desk just before his shift starts.
“My afternoon isn’t filled with anxiety about what I’m going to do with my training if work suddenly comes up or I have to work late,” Hetzig continued of the benefits of cycling. “I make sure I look at that first thing in the morning.”
“It really sets the tone for the day,” he added. “It makes me start my day really productive.”
“And that’s how things get started.”
While there are many benefits to cycling to work, online critics often slam avid bikers for their commuting habits, labelling them as “crazy.”
But rather than succumb to criticism from critics, SchwinnHetzig elaborated further on cycling at work.
“I only do this commute twice a week, if I’m feeling well, and only on my way to work,” he says. “When I’m done, I throw my bike under the bus and take the bus home.”
“Plus,” the sweaty cyclist continued, “I leave my clothes at work the day before and shower at work.”
“So don’t worry about me spreading the smell all over the office.”
And as a final word to those who think he’s crazy, Hietzig said with a dry laugh: “It’s subjective.”
