May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. Dedicate yourself to being active this month and encourage your friends, family, and community members to do the same. We show you how… 1. Plan a Community Fitness Event Plan a local run, host a spin-a-thon at your gym, organize a zumba class, or fundraise through any…
When a car hit John Longo as he crossed Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn in December 2013, he was tossed skyward, high and far enough that he had time to contemplate his flight. “I remember thinking, I’ve been in the air too long,” says Longo, whose 230-pound, 47-year-old body landed 20 feet from where it started….
May is National Bike Month—the ideal time to get outside and enjoy yourself before the summer heat sets in and chases you back inside to air conditioning. Riding a bike can be a great way to enjoy mild temperatures while remaining active. Bicycling has all sorts of health benefits—engaging your legs while being easy on…
Walking meetings are a kind of a big deal at LinkedIn. On any given day you can find workers strolling and talking together on the bike path at the company’s Mountain View, California, headquarters. The path takes about 20-25 minutes to circle — perfect for a half-hour one-on-one with a colleague. The walk and talks…
(CBS SF) — What’s keeping you from riding your bike to work or school? With Bike To Work Day coming up on May 14, it’s a fine time to reevaluate concerns about transitioning to a two-wheel commute. Over 62,000 Bay Area residents use a bicycle as a primary mean of getting to work every day, according…
The author Christopher McDougall helped make barefoot running mainstream with his best-selling book “Born to Run,” a tale about a tribe of endurance runners and an annual 50-mile footrace in the mountains of Mexico. Now Mr. McDougall returns with another tale that he hopes will again upend the fitness world, this time by getting people…
Walking for 15 minutes may help overweight people at least temporarily reduce cravings for high-calorie, sugary snacks, a small study suggests. “This study showed that brisk walking can be used as a strategy to reduce momentary food craving,” said Adrian Meule, a psychologist at Ruhr University Bochum in Germany who wasn’t involved in the research….
INDIANA – Put some air in the tires, grease up the chain, put on your helmet and bike with your kids to school. 36 Indiana schools registered to participate in National Bike to School Day on Wednesday, May 6th for National Bike to School Day. The number of kids walking or bicycling to school has…
Evidence is mounting that it makes sense to rethink our streets and remove barriers to walking and biking. Local jurisdictions should take note and we should support their efforts. On average, three out of 10 trips we make are less than a mile (a short walk) and half of our trips are less than 3…
My father was a great walker. It was his only sport and his only pastime, if you don’t count reading or going to synagogue. He recalled walks the way some people recount epic ballgames, marathon strolls he accomplished as a young man when he and his friend Fred, a refugee like him, would wander from…