Tag Archive for 'active travel'
Marine dredging firm Van Oord has its own bicycles for Guernsey work
June 23rd, 2015 by Richard Lord
It is hard to miss the bright orange bicycles in front of the Guernsey Information Centre in St Peter Port. On first seeing them while traveling along the waterfront one might think that they belong to a new Guernsey cycle hire company. The bicycles have caught the attention of Guernsey’s cycling community because of their […]
Sitting for long periods increases heart failure risk in men
January 21st, 2014 by American Heart Association
Sitting for long periods increases heart failure risk in men, even for those who exercise regularly, according to new research published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: Heart Failure. Preventing heart failure, researchers found, requires a two-part behavioral approach: high levels of physical activity plus low levels of sedentary time. The study is the […]
The Kings’s Fund supports active travel for improved public health
December 12th, 2013 by The King's Fund
The King’s Fund, an independent charity working to improve health and health care in England, has produced the report ‘Improving the Public’s Health‘, which states that investing in the right public health interventions provides an excellent return on investment for local government as well as improving the health and well-being of local communities. The report […]
Older men who walked more each week reduced their stroke risk more
November 15th, 2013 by American Heart Association
Older men who walked at least one to two hours each day compared to less than half an hour per day had a reduced risk of stroke, in a large population-based study reported in the American Heart Association journal Stroke. In a study of 3,435 healthy men age 60 to 80, researchers asked distance walked […]
Walking and bicycling to work can reduce risk of severe health issues
November 15th, 2013 by Imperial College London
People who walk to work are around 40% less likely to have diabetes as those who drive, according to a study published in the paper “Active Travel to Work and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the United Kingdom“. Researchers at Imperial College London and University College London examined how various health indicators related to how people […]
People in India who walk or cycle to work less likely to have high blood pressure, be overweight or diabetic
June 14th, 2013 by Imperial College London
People in India who walk or cycle to work are less likely to be overweight or obese, have diabetes or high blood pressure, a study published by PLOS Medicine has found. The research suggests that encouraging more people to use physically active modes of transport could reduce rates of important risk factors for many chronic […]
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