The first-ever National Bike to School Day took place on May 9, 2012, in coordination with the League of American Bicyclists’ National Bike Month. Almost 1,000 local events in 49 states and the District of Columbia joined together to encourage children to safely bicycle or walk to school. The event builds on the popularity of…
Using public transport was shown to be more beneficial than driving. Cycling and walking to work have been linked to lower levels of body fat in the largest ever study into the health benefits of active commuting. Those who only commuted by car had the highest percentage of body fat and body mass index (BMI), researchers found.The findings suggested…
The prospect of getting your body into gear can be intimidating enough without also considering the impact it might have on your bank account. The rapidly rising cost of trendy boutique workouts and flashy gym memberships doesn’t make it any easier. But it’s also not an either-or situation. Trust us when we say that it’s…
It seems we haven’t quite yet mastered the whole ‘walking on two feet’ yet, a new study suggests. Trips, falls and generally bumping into things may be an obvious sign of clumsiness but scientists believe there may be another explanation – we’re just not very good at walking. Researchers believe humans are ‘surprisingly bad’ at…
Meditating before running could change the brain in ways that are more beneficial for mental health than practicing either of those activities alone, according to an interesting study of a new treatment program for people with depression. As many people know from experience, depression is characterized in part by an inability to stop dwelling on…
Being more active can be an effective way to combat memory and cognitive problems We know that exercise is good for the body and the brain. But actually being physically active, at least on a regular basis, isn’t always easy. For days when you just don’t want to break a sweat, there’s new motivation in…
Thinking, talking, and walking are inextricably linked through history. It is only a recent idea that we meet around tables, seated in chairs. We want to help you rediscover and share the value of walking meetings. Aristotle was said to walk as he taught, founding what we now refer to as Ancient Greece’s Peripatetic School…
We Angelenos are led to believe that we don’t walk much. Perhaps the exceptions prove that rule, and there we were, our group of comfy-shoe-clad, sun-hat-wearing, day-pack-carrying pedestrians. ¶ No matter, we were about to take off and walk the entire length of Wilshire Boulevard. The Sierra Club Angeles Chapter has for more than three…
7 April 2016 is World Health Day Background In 2008, an estimated 347 million people in the world had diabetes and the prevalence is growing, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. In 2012, the disease was the direct cause of some 1.5 million deaths, with more than 80% of those occurring in low- and middle-income…
RICHMOND, Va. – Elisa Douglas says National Walking Day could be a matter of life and death for Virginians. She says walking certainly saved her. The Mechanicsville mother of four volunteers as a spokesperson for the American Heart Association, which sponsors the national call to exercise on April 6. Douglas says a few years ago,…