NYC Department of Transportation Commissioner Sadik-Khan and Deputy Mayor Howard Wolfson take an inaugural bike ride as Citibike membership opens. You can now sign up to a be a founding member of Citibike bike share: https://citibikenyc.com/signup
On our website: In 2010 Melbourne-trained doctor, Alessandro Demaio, packed his bags and moved to Copenhagen to pursue a PhD in public health. Concerned by the effect sterile urban environments have on the wellbeing and health of its occupants, Alessandro asserts that we ought to steer away from building ‘concrete jungles’ and focus on positive, social environments that encourage the public to be outdoors and active. To read the full extent of this stimulating article, head to our website. Images courtesy of seier+seier (CC license vis Flickr).
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The McDonald’s at the Truman Medical Centers’ main campus in Kansas City, Mo., has closed, ending an epic, two-decade stint inside the hospital and making it the fifth health facility in the past few years to give the Big Mac the boot.
(via Hospital Bids Bye-Bye To Big Macs, Others May Follow Suit)
Photo: Elana Gordon
Just a few generations ago, physical activity was an integral part of daily life. In the name of progress, we’ve now chipped away at it so thoroughly that physical inactivity actually seems normal.
In less than two generations, physical activity has dropped by 20% in the U.K. and 32% in the U.S. In China, the drop is 45% in less than one generation. Vehicles, machines and technology now do our moving for us. What we do in our leisure time doesn’t come close to making up for what we’ve lost.
Look at interactive map tracing the growing diabetes prevalence from 1995 to 2010
(From NPR Shots)
(From The New York Times)
Fairytales for adults…
Prince Charming is still single & impotent due to smoking
The three piglets raise awareness for vaccination
Snow White promotes safe sex
and Sleeping Beauty want’s to be kissed by a non-smoking Prince.
No weekend plans? Why not Make NYC Your Gym and join the Brownsville Rec Center to explore Brownsville and East New York on two wheels. This Saturday meet at the Brownsville Recreation Center (155 Linden Blvd, Brooklyn NY) at 10:00AM.
These graphs speak for themselves.
Source: (NHANES 2005-2006, NCI 2010, USDA 2010 recommendations)
Sugary beverages account for 22% of the caloric intake for children ages 2-18. Why is milk and water not the default choice? Sometimes, many times, water costs more than soda or juice.
[Related: NYC Soda Ban Explained] via NY Times
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