Check out this newsflash: According to the American Stroke Assocation, an epidemiological study in Finland is"the first to find an inverse association between leisure-time physical activity and the risk of any stroke."
"Daily walking or cycling to and from work also reduces ischemic stroke risk and, therefore, should be recommended to all people," said lead investigator Dr. Gang Hu. Compared to people registering no activity while commuting to or from work, the risk of total stroke was 8 percent lower for those who were physically active for one to 29 minutes on their way to work each day. It was 11 percent lower for people who were active for more than 30 minutes on their way to work.
Sunday, August 07, 2005
Saturday, August 06, 2005
Bicycle girl
Cyclelicious feature photo.
Train wrecks and Team Discovery video
A derailed train snarled traffic for 2 1/2 hours yesterday in Boulder. I was tempted to ride the bike down there just to see the mess but I had better things to do, like the laundry.
Which is kind of how I feel about the new "Team Discovery and Lance" cartoons at Discovery Channel. These Team Discovery videos are fascinating in a rubber-necking kind of way, though they're oddly humorous. Check it out if you're done with the laundry and have a couple of minutes to kill.
Jonathan at Just Riding Along writes about these videos from a marketing perspective. The Team Discovery videos have bizarre product tie-ins to American Chopper and Crocodile Hunter. I'm off to mow the lawn now.
Which is kind of how I feel about the new "Team Discovery and Lance" cartoons at Discovery Channel. These Team Discovery videos are fascinating in a rubber-necking kind of way, though they're oddly humorous. Check it out if you're done with the laundry and have a couple of minutes to kill.
Jonathan at Just Riding Along writes about these videos from a marketing perspective. The Team Discovery videos have bizarre product tie-ins to American Chopper and Crocodile Hunter. I'm off to mow the lawn now.
Friday, August 05, 2005
Amputees Across America
Touring across the country is an amazing feat, especially if you're an amputee. The Asbury Park (NJ) Press describes three men who encourage other amputees as they cycle from San Diego to Boston. Read more about Amputees Across America at their website.
South American bike touring
While browsing the web tonight I ran across South America Bicycle Touring Links. There's an amazing collection of people from all around the world who are now touring or have toured portions of this continent. Several of these online journals have photographic records of their trips. If you like reading about exotic locations and have a few hours to kill, check this site out. Watch that last column of the listings -- it tells you the language the tour journal is in.
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