How Exercise Prolongs Life by Making You Stronger
from Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
As you age, you become progressively weaker. If you exercise regularly, you will not become as weak as other people your age who do not exercise. The same mechanism that makes you stronger will also help you to live substantially longer than people who do not exercise.

Harvard researchers have proven that exercise prevents loss of the connections between nerves and the muscles that they enervate caused by aging (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, published online August 29, 2010). The researchers studied genetically engineered mice…

Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 9/16/10- 9/22/10 | Austin On Two …
by elliott
Bicycle Advisory Council 6:30 PM One Texas Center, 505 Barton Springs Rd, 8th floor large conference room. The Austin Bicycle Advisory Council is a committee of Austinites representing cyclists’ interests to the City of Austin and meets …

Self Storage: Bicycling’s Best Kept Secret
by John Stevens September 15, 2010 9:04 PM
When the weather is warm enough, many people like to walk or bike to work or school every day, either to reduce carbon emissions from a car and reduce air pollution, or simply because they enjoy the exercise. A few adventurous souls travel by bike on vacation, bicycling across the United States, Europe, or Asia. The challenge is where to put your bike when you are not using it. Not all destinations have convenient bike…

Rolling in for Pride
by Dallas Voice
PEDAL TO THE METTLE | Girdano will arrive back in Dallas just in time to roll in for the Alan?Ross Texas Freedom Parade.

Not every journey of 1,000 miles begins with a single step — sometimes, there’s pedaling involved.

That’s how Danielle Girdano is finding her way to Dallas Pride: Atop two wheels and a lot of guts.

Girdano set out with her Ride the Arc tour earlier this summer to raise awareness about (and money for) teen suicide,…

Army vet hopes to inspire others to get back in shape
by Houston Chronicle
At his friends’ encouragement, he also started cycling. The new activity brought him down to his current weight, 170. He has been participating in …

El Paso Times, Texas, Maria Cortes Gonzalez column
from El Paso Times
By Maria Cortes Gonzalez, El Paso Times, Texas … –1:20 p.m.: “New Mountain Bike Trails at the Park,” David Wilson, Borderland Mountain Bike Association …