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Tag Archives: exercise
States with the most curling clubs
The list at the end of this post identifies those states with the most established and operating curling clubs. Clubs that are forming, exist only on paper, or which are inactive are not included in these figures. As is evident … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, cities, culture, entertainment, fitness, fun, geography, health, infrastructure, land use, North America, placemaking, planning, recreation, sports, States, Statistics, tourism, Travel
Tagged clubs, curling, entertainment, exercise, fitness, fun, geography, health, land use, organizations, recreation, sports, winter sports
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Freezeways: Cutting-edge planning for Winter Cities
Atlanta’s ambitious and impressive Belt Line was fostered by a thesis project. Now, comes the Freezeway, a bold theorem by University of British Columbia graduate student Matt Gibbs, which proposes to convert some of Edmonton, Alberta’s bike trails into linear commuter/recreational … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Alternative transportation, bicycling, Biking, Canada, cities, climate change, culture, education, entertainment, fitness, fun, geography, health, infrastructure, North America, placemaking, planning, product design, spatial design, sports, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, writing
Tagged Alberta, bike trails, Canada, cities, commuting, design, Edmonton, education, exercise, freezeways, skating planning, sports, trails, transportation
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A tangible benefit of malls versus power centers
I grew up in the shopping mall era. Many weekends, my friends and I would travel to Castleton Square or Glendale Mall on the north side in Indianapolis to wander, eat, people watch, see a movie, and/or play video games. … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, Alternative transportation, architecture, Cars, cities, commerce, consumerism, culture, entertainment, fitness, Food, geography, health, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, planning, product design, spatial design, sprawl, transportation, urban planning, walking
Tagged cities, culture, exercise, fitness, land use, lifestyles, malls, power centers, retail, sedentary, shopping, walking
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Scaling 8,144 foot Green Mountain in Boulder, Colorado
Last Saturday (October 11th), just 12 hours after arriving from Michigan, we undertook an arduous hike to the top of Green Mountain, Colorado. The weather forecast was poor for Sunday, so Saturday was our best opportunity to enjoy the splendid … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Alternative transportation, Animals, cities, entertainment, environment, fitness, fun, geography, Geology, health, hiking, historic preservation, history, land use, landscape architecture, logistics, Maps, pictures, placemaking, recreation, Statistics, sustainability, tourism, Travel, walking, weather, Wildlife
Tagged bears, Boulder, climbing, Colorado, environment, exercise, fitness, Flatirons, geography, Green Mountain, hiking, outdoors, recreation, Rockies, topography, walking, wildlife
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Book review of “Pedaling Revolution”
I have just wrapped up reading the fine book, Pedaling Revolution, by author Jeff Mapes. The subtitle of How Cyclists are Changing American Cities best describes the premise of his book, as Mr. Mapes thoughtfully explores the promises and pitfalls … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, art, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, book reviews, books, Cars, cities, civics, civility, climate change, commerce, Communications, consumerism, culture, diversity, economics, education, environment, Europe, fitness, geography, health, hiking, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, literature, new urbanism, North America, placemaking, planning, politics, pollution, product design, recreation, spatial design, States, Statistics, sustainability, third places, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, writing
Tagged active transportation, bicycling, biking, book reviews, books, cities, civics, cycling, exercise, fitness, health, Jeff Mapes, land use, literature, Pedaling Revolution, safety, transportation, writing
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Why not a midwinter Smart Commute?
I cannot think of a better way to demonstrate the powerful benefits of Smart Commute, than to highlight its potential during the winter months as well as during fair weather. Most, if not all Smart Commute events seem to be … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, advertising, Advocacy, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, branding, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, civics, commerce, culture, environment, fitness, fun, geography, health, Health care, hiking, humanity, infrastructure, logistics, new urbanism, Passenger rail, planning, pollution, psychology, rail, recreation, seasons, spatial design, sustainability, trails, transit, transportation, urban planning, volunteerism, walking, weather, writing
Tagged active transportation, bicycling, cross-country skiiing, exercise, fitness, fun, health, hiking, ice skating, Ottawa, Rideau Canal, seasons, skating, skiing, Smart Commute, walking, weather, winter
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Images of the Michigan Bike Expo
Neither blowing snow, nor single digits temperatures, nor icy roads could keep the truly determined from attending today’s Michigan Bike Expo at the Michigan State University’s Ag Pavilion. For the first time, the Michigan Mountain Biking Association, the League of Michigan … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, beer, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, brewpubs, charities, civics, colleges, Communications, culture, entertainment, environment, fitness, fun, health, hiking, inclusiveness, pictures, planning, recreation, sustainability, trails, transportation, walking
Tagged advocacy, bicycles, bicycling, bikes, cycling, entertainment, environmenta, exercise, fitness, fun, greenways, health, hiking, Michigan Bike Expo, mountain biking, MSU, nature, trails, transportation
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Are fitness centers ready for a shakeout?
I don’t know about your community, but here in Greater Lansing there has been an explosion of fitness centers in the past few years. No longer is fitness relegated to the YM/WCA, the community recreation center, or the local athletic … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, branding, cities, commerce, consumerism, culture, economic development, economic gardening, fitness, health, Health care, land use, marketing, planning, product design, recreation, sports, third places, urban planning, zoning
Tagged athletics, branding, exercise, fitness, fitness centers, health, health care, health clubs, marketing, recreation, sports, zoning
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Do our college communities pass the walkability test?
In a nutshell, the answer is largely a resounding NO. Below is a list of American college communities with their walkability score for 2014 as compiled by walkscore.com. The overall rating was used for each community as students tend to live, shop, … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, architecture, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, civics, civility, colleges, commerce, culture, downtown, education, fitness, fun, geography, health, Housing, humanity, infrastructure, land use, logistics, new urbanism, North America, placemaking, planning, product design, recreation, schools, spatial design, sprawl, States, Statistics, sustainability, third places, trails, transit, transportation, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged cities, colleges, education, exercise, fitness, geography, health, land use, planning, recreation, schools, spatial design, sustainability, universities, walkability
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Let’s go take a hike!
As an avid recreational and commuting bicyclist, I have often preferred exercise by two wheels over two feet. That does not mean I didn’t hike, but it was not purposeful on a fitness or health level. Instead, hiking was principally … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, bicycling, Biking, culture, entertainment, environment, fitness, fun, geography, health, hiking, land use, nature, recreation, sports, sustainability, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, walking
Tagged Appalachian Trail, C & O Canal, Cheryl Strayed, Continental Divide Trail, environment, exercise, fitness, fun, geography, health, hiking, Ireland, Mary Poppins, North Country Trail, outdoors, Pacific Crest Trail, recreation, sports, trails, trekking, treks, walking, Wild
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