Now You Can Pedal Your Way to Good Health As early as 2014, the Huffington Post reported that “sitting is the new smoking”. The reality is that a sedentary lifestyle can lead to multiple health problems and issues, like heart disease, diabetes, and arthritis. The good news is that aerobic activity can help fight these conditions because it increases the efficiency of most bodily functions. When you perform an aerobic activity, the lungs take in more oxygen, the heart pumps more blood to muscles and organs, and the body temperature increases.