By Times Review | June 26, 2011 in Lifestyle It's biking season, and bike riding is an excellent cardiovascular activity that can also help you prevent cancer by getting at least 30 minutes of daily physical activity and staying at a healthy weight. ...
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Walking, biking to school good for health
One option to consider is walking or biking to school. "Any amount of exercise we can get kids doing will help with the things we're all scared about: childhood obesity, diabetes and even hypertension," he said. "I have treated kids who need two or ...
Local view: Biking, walking good for health, economy
Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken of Minnesota deserve thanks for voting to preserve funding for biking and walking. They recently voted against two amendments - both of which failed - that would have gutted Transportation Enhancements, the federal ...
Biking For Women's Health
(NEWS CENTER) -- This Sunday women will hit the streets of Southern Maine supporting heart health. The Bicycle Coalition of Maine is sponsoring the 8th Annual Women's Ride for Heart Health Sunday morning at LL Bean's Casco Conference Center. ...
Health Tip: Biking Safely
(HealthDay News) -- Proper supervision and wearing protective gear, especially a helmet, are critical to biking safely. Wear fluorescent, brightly-colored ...
Biking For Transportation And Health
You can ride it at any level of intensity you choose, but whatever the level, biking benefits your muscles, lungs and heart. It's as good as brisk walking that way, and gets you where you want to go a lot faster. It's also riskier, I have to admit-but ...
Biking the path to urban health
By The Oregonian Editorial Board Portland has a long way to pedal to catch up to the likes of Copenhagen or Amsterdam when it comes to biking as a way of being. But we vie, along with Minneapolis, for being the best biking town in America -- and that's ...
Biking across Canada for heart health
Alex Holton and Vanessa Parlette are biking across Canada. They stopped in Moose Jaw on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. Times-Herald photo by Carter Haydu The mountains of BC and Alberta have indeed been the hardest part of Alex Holton's bicycle trek across ...
Indoor mountain biking is a thrill, and good exercise: a Stretching Out column
The first time I went mountain biking, I sustained, in addition to an education, multiple gashes, bruises and humiliations. That's what you get when you ...
Health Action: Make biking part of your life
Visit www.healthaction.biz Mandy and Steve Booker found biking to their Rollins College jobs from their Oviedo home every day doesn't take much more time, is much more fun than traffic driving, feels great, saves money and reduces their carbon ...
Biking to Work Saves Money, Health & Environment
This week is Bike to Work Week, which in the past has proven to be a very successful campaign to engage commuters into cycling to and from their jobs instead of taking a pollution-full version of transportation like car or bus. ...