Tag: commuting
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This Summer Try Active Commuting
Many cities around the world are promoting active commuting and transportation. For the cities it reduces costs for road and infrastructure maintenance, and meet their climate change goals. But It also has many health and other benefits to the person actively commuting. Active commuting is transportation generated by the human body. Bicycling and walking are…
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Five Ways to Improve Your Fitness Without Knowing It
If you wish you could improve your fitness and be in better shape, you’re in good company. More than 75% of people feel that being in shape is important. And why not, being in better shape gives you more energy during the day, makes you stronger and maybe even makes you look better. It also…
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6 Simple Hacks for Increasing Your Physical Activity and Exercise
Having a hard time fitting in physical activity? You’re not alone. Being active is hard. In an effort to be ever more efficient, we’ve engineered activity out of lives. Lots of jobs, from farming to even desk jobs are far less active than before. The same is true for household chores now with dishwashers, remote…
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Being active saves lives, whether a gym workout, walking to work or even vacuuming
We all probably recognize that going to the gym or going for a run or swim is good for us and our heart, but what about walking to work, or taking the stairs while at work or even the vacuuming? In a new study that I along with collaborators from 17 countries conducted, we found…