As a Dutch person, this seems wrong. Only one office building I've ever worked at in my life provided showers for employees, it's quite rare to see. And it would be seen as quite unusual for people to shower when they get to work.

It might be a lifestyle thing, but sweating is not really an issue. Like, a lot of people in this country have been biking their way to school and/or work their whole life, they can handle a leisurely pace on mostly flat terrain without sweating. Biking around like that is not exercise to me, it's relaxing.

Viewpoint of a Dutch national that has lived in sub-urban UK and in urban France: you're probably not realising how flat and dense the Netherlands are.

I'm not saying bikes are not a valid commuting method outside of NL. Just that in NL they are particularly well adapted

Don't know about Belgium, but there are no Dutch regulations requiring showers in office buildings[1], unless the work environment is exceptionally warm, dirty or involves dangerous chemical/biological products.

The average (non-electric) city bike speed here is probably around 10-15km/h, which makes a bike commute not any more strenuous than a literal walk (not jog) in the park. Nobody here expects people to shower after a walk. Of course it also helps that the country is very flat, the climate is mild, and cities are compact.

[1] https://www.wolterskluwer.com/nl-be/expert-insights/as-a-cli...

I've never met anyone that showers after getting to the office.

We normally just don't cycle hard enough to build up to much of a sweat.

However hot summer days are a challenge.