Articles tagged “Walking”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

What You'll Have to Do to Burn Off Your Holiday Feast... By Laurel House IN Food & Health Dec 23 2011 A post-holiday dinner walk is custom for lots of families. But a marathon? Before you serve yourself with several helpings of Thanksgiving dinner, think about the amount of calories that are quickly adding up, and what the after-dinner repercussions will be. Charles Stuart Platkin, author of “The Diet Detective’s Count Down” breaks down each food item’s calorie and fat content, then equates it to the amount of time you will have to spend working it off! Be afraid, be very afraid….. + READ MORE

Insect-Eating Plants, Beauty Gush, Cowbells, Risotto, and Trotti'ing... A Trip in Switzerland By Laurel House IN Travel & Outdoors Oct 17 2011 What's the point of traveling half way around the world only to sit in a tour bus and "see" the sights? Next time you travel, don't just sit there, get in there! Ask the tourism bureau about festivals (like the Alpabfart Festival), find out about local favorite activities and foods, then go and experience them! Your vacation, and your life, will be richer because of it. Here's a sampling of what you can do when in Switzerland. + READ MORE

A Healing Retreat Founded by the Founder of Greenpeace By Laurel House IN Travel & Outdoors Aug 29 2011 I needed to get away, regroup, think about who I am, where I have been, and where I’m going. There was one destination that I felt was calling my name- Hollyhock. Situated on Cortes Island in British Columbia, between the glaciers of Vancouver Island and the Coast Mountain range of the mainland, is Hollyhock Retreat, a healing oasis that guests can’t help but make repeat pilgrimages to. + READ MORE

Walk Off a Cliff with Mom for Mother’s Day By Laurel House IN Travel & Outdoors May 4 2011 Brunch, tea, even a sunset dinner… I’ve done them all in celebration of my mom on Mother’s Day. This year I wanted to do something a little different, shake it up a bit, and do something that she will actually remember. I wanted to go rock repelling. + READ MORE

Top 10 Most Toxic Cities & Top 10 Fittest Cities in the US... Is Your City On the Lists? By Laurel House IN Travel & Outdoors Mar 6 2011 Think you live in a pretty green town? While smog levels, health food stores, and the number of treehuggers might seem like legit indicators of toxicity levels, have you ever broken it down and analyzed its Air quality, Water quality, TRI (the EPA’s Toxic Release Inventory- tracking chemicals released in manufacturing), and Superfund sites (abandoned areas that have become overrun by hazardous waste)? No? Not to worry, Forbes Magazine did the dirty work for you and just released their annual Top 10 Most Toxic Cities list. + READ MORE

10 Fit Tricks for Lazy Chicks By Laurel House IN Food & Health Dec 30 2010 Too lazy to work out? I get it. You’re tired, you need to unwind, all you want to do is lie in your bed and let your brain go numb as you zone out to trash TV. SNAP OUT OF IT! Sure, we all need a break sometimes, but the fact is that moving your butt and getting your blood pumping fresh oxygen to your brain will not only burn some calories, but also revitalize, refresh, boost your ego, and uplift your spirits. + READ MORE

7 Ways to NOT Gain Even 1 Pound This Holiday Season By Laurel House IN Food & Health Nov 22 2010 The average person eats almost 5,000 calories on Thanksgiving... over 2 days worth of calories. When you think about the fact that 3500 unburned calories equals 1 pound of fat, it's not hard to see why the average person gains between 1 and 7 pounds during the holiday season. And while that same average person might soon lose the extra weight, fact is that 1 pound tends to stick... for good. Sure, maybe 1 pound isn't much. But add 1 pound onto 1 pound onto 1 pound... every year, and it's a slow but steady gain that will almost go unnoticed... until, that is, your trusty holiday get up no longer fits! No, age didn't shrink it. You simply gained weight. + READ MORE

Man Walks Across America (Video) By Care2.com IN Travel & Outdoors Oct 21 2010 October is National Walking Month, and there are tons of reasons to take a stroll today -- it can help prevent memory loss and dementia, and can improve your mood and ability to sleep, just for starters. But could you walk all the way across the country? + READ MORE

Walking More Slows Mental Decline & Dementia By Mat McDermott IN Food & Health Oct 18 2010 According to research published in the journal Neurology, elderly people who walk regularly—as in six to nine miles a week, as part of their normal routine—are less likely to suffer from mental decline as they age and are less likely to suffer from dementia. + READ MORE

Millions of Kids Around the World Walked to School Today By Rachel Cernansky IN Tech & Transport Oct 6 2010 Walking to school means: creating safer routes, improving the environment, enhancing kids' health, and engaging kids of all abilities. + READ MORE

Are New York's Pedestrians Living Dangerously? By Michael Graham Richard IN Tech & Transport Aug 19 2010 An ambitious new study by New York City's Department of Transportation tells us more about what are the threats to pedestrians and what we can do to improve things. As the world is becoming more urbanized and looking for alternatives to cars, we need to make safe cities for pedestrians. + READ MORE

What's the Transit Score of Your City? By Michael Graham Richard IN Tech & Transport Aug 17 2010 A new online app helps you find out how good public transit is in many cities around the US. Find out your local score, and check out other places before you consider moving to help reduce your dependency on cars. + READ MORE

I'm Just Walkin' - From New York to Oregon?!? By Mat McDermott IN Travel & Outdoors Aug 2 2010 Matt Green is walking 3,100 miles from Rockaway Beach, New York to Rockaway Beach, Oregon. In his words, "Each day I’ll wake up, pack all my possessions back in my cart, and walk a little farther. That’s it. That’s the extent of my world. I’m just walkin’." No causes, no raising awareness for something or other, no goal other purpose than walking for the sake of it. Brilliant and refreshing. + READ MORE

Let's Make Our Cities Safe for the Sick and the Frail By Michael Graham Richard IN Tech & Transport Jul 27 2010 Too many of our cities force the frail and the sick to choose between isolation or driving, which can be unsafe for everybody. Truly green cities need to provide safe and efficient transportation for everybody, including the weakest members of society. + READ MORE

Walk Off Your Weight By Adding This Mid-Walk Resistance Stop By Laurel House IN Food & Health Jul 25 2010 Walking workouts are a great way to burn calories without the pounding impact on your joints or the environment. More than being a great casual workout, walking has been proven to fight stress, lower LDL, raise HDL, regulate blood pressure, reduce your risk of diabetes, improve your bood, boost your ego, and help you lose weight. + READ MORE

Reduce Your Back Pain with Better Posture By Virginia Sole-Smith IN Food & Health Jul 16 2010 Esther Gokhale's new book tells you how. (Hint: It's about more than just standing up straight.) + READ MORE

Do Bike Helmets Save Lives? Or Do They Hurt Cycling? By Lloyd Alter IN Tech & Transport Jun 23 2010 Bike helmets have become a huge issue; some think bicycle helmets discourage people from riding bikes + READ MORE

One Man Walks Across America Just for the Heck of It By Michael Graham Richard IN Travel & Outdoors Jun 1 2010 The United States is a big country any way you look at it. It takes hours by plane, days by car or train, and months (if not years) by foot. Why would anyone go through the trouble of walking across the US? Asking this question to Matt Green from I'm Just Walkin' will probably get you an answer in the form of a question: Why not? + READ MORE

How to Go Green: Commuting By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Jun 1 2010 Commuting may be a chore but that doesn't mean it can't be green. Jump into the HOV lane on the highway to green with How to Go Green: Commuting. + READ MORE

9 Reasons Walking Meetings Are Way Better Than Sitting in the Boardroom By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Work & Connect Apr 28 2010 The Surgeon General recommends that people achieve a goal of taking 10,000 steps a day to reduce risk for disease and help lead a longer, healthier life. How is that possible for people who work at desk jobs all day? Take a walking meeting. + READ MORE