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Many Strategies to Increase Physical Activity for Kids Lack Injury Prevention Measures
A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) documents a need for increased injury prevention efforts in many of the most popular activities for kids (walking,...
Virginia Tech Biomedical Engineers Announce Child Football Helmet Study
Virginia Tech has released results from the first study ever to instrument child football helmets. Youth football helmets are currently designed to the same standards as adult helmets, even though little is known about how child football players impact...
Sir Chris Hoy, Kelly Brook And 55,000 Londoners Participate As the Mayor of London’s Sky Ride Returns to the Capital
Over 55,000 people joined actress and model Kelly Brook, multiple world and Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy and the Mayor of London’s Director of Environment Kulveer Ranger for the Mayor of London’s Sky Ride Central London. Many more came out to watch...
London Cycles To the Moon And Back 13 Times
Londoners using the Mayor’s flagship Barclays Cycle Hire scheme have cycled 10,000,000km on the iconic blue bikes, the equivalent of cycling to the moon and back 13 times, in its first six months of operation.
London Cycle Hire And Highways Report Enthusiastically Supports the Cycle Hire Scheme
A new report from the London Assembly sets out key areas for improving the Mayor’s cycle hire and superhighway schemes if they are to maximize their objectives and prove value for money. The report by the Assembly’s Transport Committee enthusiastically...
University of Ibadan Launches Ride Bicycle on Campus Initiative
Nigeria’s premier university, the University of Ibadan (UI), in south-western Nigeria has launched an initiative to encourage students and staff of the institution to ride bicycles on campus to encourage cheap mode of transportation in view of the student...
Cyclists to be Given Freedom of the Capital During London’s Sky Ride
Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, was joined by Kelly Brook to launch the Mayor of London’s Sky Ride and unveil changes to an extended 15km route that will allow cyclists to take in more of the capital’s most iconic sights than ever before on traffic-free...
2,000 Amateur Cyclists Participate in Uzbekistan’s Third National Youth Cycling Marathon
The third national youth cycling marathon Kamolot-Tur ended in Uzbekistan. The annual event is held by Kamolot youth movement with support of state and social organizations.
