Kids biking to school seems like a no-brainer. In addition to the environmental benefits, there's the fitness factor - a big concern for parents, who have been inundated for the past decade with stories of the dangers of childhood obesity. ...
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Nine Kids, Two Parents In 'No Biking In The House'
No Biking in the House Without a Helmet - her joyful and big-hearted new memoir - completes the picture. And what a delightful picture it is. This funny and frankly personal book is a departure for Greene, whose previous work has been sober and ...
On Biking: Cycle Kids helps kids learn bike skills, nutrition and safety
She left her successful career and started CYCLE Kids, a Cambridge-based organization that braids her love of biking with her passion for doing good and making a difference. CYCLE Kids works on what Julianne described as "A deceptively simple premise: ...
Off-road biking has enough thrills to get more kids - and kids-at-heart ...
But mountain biking - or more accurately termed here in the Midwest, off-road biking - is growing as a niche. "People are seeing that this is a good family activity," said Gary Sjoquist, an avid mountain biker who promotes bicycling of all kinds in his ...
On Biking: what to make of parents who bike with their kids aboard?
After interviewing several parents who have toted children around by bike from toddler age forward, I've found the primary motivations seem to be health, ...
Biking to School Boosts Kids' Fitness
Riding a bike to school proved even better. For boys, it boosted their likelihood of being fit by 30 percent, and girls increased theirs sevenfold. ...
El Dorado wants more kids walking, biking to school
Jensen soon discovered widespread interest among parents and students in walking or biking to the K-8 school. But they lacked a safe route: The school is ...
Study: Younger kids walking and biking to school
The University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre says biking and walking should be encouraged, because it's an easy way to get children to be more physically active. You must be logged in to rate this story. Login or register.
Tim Blumenthal: Biking to school a kids' fitness tool that is being overlooked
More importantly, biking can help children create a healthy future. Overweight adolescents who participate in bicycling three to four days per week are 85 percent more likely to become healthy-weight adults. Our children are growing up in an ...
Cedar Falls program aims to get more kids walking, biking to school
The goal is to get more kids walking and biking to class. Romney Hall and her son Harrison have a daily routine of walking to school. "I just know how healthy it is for our bodies and I think the kids have a lot of fun walking together, and it connects ...
Biking With The Kids
Luckily, living in New England, we are close to many safe biking options. In nearby Lexington, there is the national Rail-Trail Hall of Fame legend, the Minuteman Bikeway. Eleven miles of flat terrain from Bedford to Cambridge, this safe, ...