Walking to Work

Sometimes you weren't planning on walking to or from work, but a disaster or other crisis forced you into it. Here are tips to survive unplanned walks.

Do you want to become a walking commuter? Use these ten tips.

Here is the essential gear you will need for a comfortable walk.

Draw your walking route to work with this online tool and it will tell you the distance, time, calories burned, and allow you to save and share maps. You can also look up routes other people are using.

Five to seven miles is do-able for a healthy person without diabetes, heart disease, or orthopedic problems. That is about 2 hours of walking. Expect to cover 1 mile in 20 minutes, or 3 miles in an hour.

Learn how to walk with good posture, foot motion and stride to get the most out of walking and prevent aches and pains.

Once the weather turns cool for your walking commute, here is how to dress and layer for comfort.

Use the first Friday in April to give a walking commute a trial run.

Using walking for part of your commute is great for both you and for our planet. Here are reasons to start walking.

To carry your stuff to and from work, you will need an ergonomically designed backpack to prevent shoulder, neck, and back pain.

Tell us your tips for walking to work comfortably. How do you make your walking commute work?

How to walk kids to school safely? Start or join a supervised group that walks to school, adding children as they walk the route.

Definition of the walking school bus, a way for children to walk to school safely.