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 ...
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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.
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 ...
Most Unique Mountain Biking Helmets for Adults and Children
Contributor Network - 9 hours ago Summertime brings out the spirit of mountain biking, and since we are in the mood for some biking we need to remember safety first. One of the biggest pieces of safety equipment for any avid mountain biker is the bike ...
Biking trips take children, teens to new heights; Non-profit Trips for Kids ...
Anthony Nguyen, 17, has been riding his bike since he was eight years old, but never wore a helmet until recently. This summer, Nguyen learned about proper ...
Snippets of days spent biking with children
During a cycling trip in Canada, on the road to Banff, our bikes disappeared under loads of food, diapers, clothes, biking tools and camping gear. By MAC METCALFE Editor's note: This is the first in a two-part series. Look for the second half of the ...
She's Biking to Build Healthy Eating Habits in Kids
Sara Salo makes University High School a stop on her School Food Tour - her bike campaign to encourage kids to eat healthy. By Brantley Watson For Sara Salo, Tuesday's weather may have reminded her of home, but her bicycle shorts have landed her a long ...
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 ...