If you want to stop smoking, you have to get past the cravings and overcome the psychological hooks. Find out how exercise can help you get through it. If quitting smoking isn’t the hardest thing you’ve ever tried to do, it surely ranks right up there. The nicotine in cigarettes is as addictive as it…
Walking is a serious exercise option — and not just for people who are trying to recover from an injury or “take it slow.” Instead, it’s a bona fide way to weight loss, improved cardiovascular health and more. Sure, it’s not surprising when government officials call for more walking, as U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy did recently…
Jonathon Stalls founded Walk2Connect shortly after completing an eight-and-a-half month, 3,030-mile walk across the United States in 2010. He was kind enough to share his walking philosophy and expertise with us on the GOCO blog. Read on for more about Walk2Connect, why walking is an integral part of life, and how Walk2Connect hopes to address barriers that keep us from getting outside….
The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDR) is commemorated on the third Sunday of November each year – to remember the many millions killed and injured on the world’s roads, together with their families, friends and many others who are also affected. It is also a Day on which we thank the emergency services…
From Times Square to Brooklyn Bridge Park, we’ve given a lot of recent attention to major projects and big controversies in New York City — attention that can sometimes eclipse the encouraging stories of small neighborhood projects that are taking place every day. Last week PPS visited ioby’s national headquarters in Gowanus, Brooklyn, where we…
Walking is a great way to get fit. Here are some advantages of walking for exercise: It doesn’t require a gym membership or fancy equipment – it’s totally free! It’s an easy place to start since most of us do it every day – there’s no learning curve! It has been shown to improve blood…
Marching in Place Ensure your workout is effective and safe with this marching in place warm up exercise. View Video >> Calf Stretches Safely stretch your calf muscles before and after you walk with this instructional video. View Video >> Standing Hamstring Stretch Learn how to properly stretch your hamstring muscles before and after you…
An increasing number of studies have found that regular exercise doesn’t reduce the risks that come with sedentary behavior. WSJ’s Sumathi Reddy and the Mayo Clinic’s Dr. Michael Jensen discusses with Tanya Rivero. New research is helping medical experts devise formulas for how long a typical office worker should spend sitting and standing. Studies have…
Learning to walk doesn’t end in the toddler years — it’s a lifelong process of adjustment and an extension of human evolution. A new study suggests that one reason people continuously, if unconsciously, adjust the way they walk is because the body is wired to save energy. The news is both good and bad for…
At the age of 93, Olga Kotelko — one of the most successful and acclaimed nonagenarian track-and-field athletes in history — traveled to the University of Illinois to let scientists study her brain. Ms. Kotelko held a number of world records and had won hundreds of gold medals in masters events. But she was of…
