Bike-Shares: The Future of Bikes


Updated 04/16/08 4:44 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 11 comments

Bike-Shares: The Future of Bikes

Wish you could ride a bike, but don't have the extra cash or the space to own a bike of your own? Well several cities are testing out "bike-sharing," so that anyone can ride a bike, even if they don't own it. Basically this is how it's supposed to work: With a cellphone call or swipe of a card, you unlock a bike from its bike rack and ride it to wherever you want to go. Once at your destination, Read more

26 Fresh Ways to Reuse an Old Yoga Mat


Updated 10/20/11 3:03 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

26 Ways to Reuse Your Old Yoga Mat

We are pumped to share one of our favorite stories from Health.com here on FitSugar. By Su Reid-St. John If you’ve just eked your millionth sun salutation out of that thin, raggedy rectangle you call a mat, it might be time to spring for a new one. But what to do with the old? Certainly, you could recycle it or even donate it if it isn’t too far gone, or you could tap your inner Martha and Read more

The Future of Safe Bicycling Technology


Updated 08/08/11 12:30 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Bicycle Safely

Bicycling on busy city streets can be an intimidating prospect. Dealing with fast-moving cars is stressful enough without counting the physical energy needed to stop and start at stoplights. In efforts to make sharing the road safer for cars and cyclists, Pleasanton, CA, a city of about 70,000, recently installed microwave motion sensor technology at several intersections throughout town. The Read more