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Do you feel like your commute is interfering with your gym time? Add some simple strength-training moves to your bus or train time. Michael Martin, a personal trainer at Equinox, developed a simple routine for you to take advantage of your commute. Check out the moves. Strap-Hanger Pull-Ups: Didn’t get a seat? No problem. Work your biceps while you wait by holding onto the strap to engage your Read more
Commuting to work can not only drain you, but it can be bad for your health — specifically your lungs. Researchers from the University of Southern California found that car commuters in high-traffic cities are exposed to up to almost half the air pollutants they encounter in one day during their drive to work, which only takes up six percent of their day. Because of this, it is recommended if Read more
If you're interested in experimenting with a two wheel commute, let me remind you that in the Bay Area, and elsewhere around the country, Thursday, May 14 is Bike to Work Day. If you can't ride the whole way you can try to bike part of your commute — because something is better than nothing for both you and the environment. In many other cities, Bike to Work Day is Friday — check the League Read more
Americans drive an average of 25 minutes to get work. Commutes can be brutal, especially on Friday evenings when everyone on the road is anxious to start their weekend. Here are a few tips to help decrease the stress of your upcoming commute. Take mass transit if you can. Since you are not driving you can read a book or newspaper or knit. These activities can help you decompress after your Read more
No matter if you're taking public transportation or fighting traffic in your car, the pre/post work commute can be stressful. The key to avoiding the stress? Distract yourself as best you can. Research shows that effective methods for distracting yourself included singing or talking to oneself, doing work, reading, planning the day ahead or making plans for after work, and chewing gum. Talking to Read more
That fact that it's National Bike Month and the warmer Spring days may mean you have cycling on the brain. Whether you're participating in your city's Bike to Work program or you're starting a commuting routine, here are some solutions to your newbie concerns. I don't know my route: Finding a bike-friendly route is especially crucial if you're a cycling newbie, so before your actual commute, Read more
Don't walk or bike to work? Then you may think that your time spent on your commute is the least healthy part of your day. And while you may spend hours every day sitting, in your car or on the bus and then at your desk all day, you can still find ways to be active and healthy during your travel time. Whether your trip to work is a short hop on the light rail or a start-and-stop ride down a Read more
Summers can be incredibly busy — between shuttling kids to and from activities to planning and going on vacation, all the activities that come along with the season can leave you pressed for time. Luckily, we've got a few suggestions for how to maintain a healthy lifestyle, even if you've only got minutes to spare. Total-body in 20: Breaking up your workout in just 10- or 20-minute increments Read more
Balancing (or choosing between) career and motherhood is a decision (or struggle) that every mom faces. This weekend, Motherlode, The New York Times' parenting blog, took a look at the results of a Gallup poll on the emotional satisfaction of working vs. nonworking mothers. Survey says . . . Non-employed women with young children at home are more likely than women with young children at home Read more
Tune in or tune out, we all have activities we like to do during the morning commute. That 30 minutes to an hour every day gives you time to catch up on your news or get in a little extra snooze. If your favorite activity is nontraditional, like knitting a scarf or catching up on a romance novel on your Kindle, dish in the comments below. Let's hope that what you do on the way to work depends on Read more
