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Tips and resources for walking to work. Become a walking commuter for all or part of your daily trip to work or school.
Tips for Walking to Work
Tell us your tips for walking to work comfortably. How do you make your walking commute work?
Walking School Bus
A walking school bus is a group of children that walks to school supervised by an adult. Children are added to the walking school bus group along the route to school.
Walking School Bus Definition
Definition of the walking school bus, a way for children to walk to school safely.
10 Tips for Walking to Work
Make walking to work part of your healthy lifestyle. Walking to work is great for your body and for the earth.
Google Map Pedometer
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.
How to Start Walking
Learn how to walk with good posture, foot motion and stride to get the most out of walking and prevent aches and pains.
10 Tips for the Reluctant Walker
Stuck having to walk rather than rely on transportation? Here are tips to deal with getting around on your own two feet during a transportation disruption. It may be a weather disaster, a blackout, a transit strike, or a civil emergency. Or maybe you forgot your wallet and bus pass. But now you need to get around on foot - how can you do it?
How Far Can You Walk with No Training?
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.
Layering Your Clothing
When walking in cold weather, you need to dress in layers that will wick away moisture, insulate from the cold, and keep out the wind and rain. From head to toe and inside to outside, here is what to wear.
Reasons to Start Walking for the Planet
Walking is good for your body and good for the earth. Find out why you should be alking 30-60 minutes a day and making walking a means of transportation
National Walk to Work Day
National Walk to Work Day is held the first Friday in April in the USA to encourage Americans to walk to work for their health.
School and Work Backpacks
To carry your stuff to and from work, you will need an ergonomically designed backpack to prevent shoulder, neck, and back pain.
10 Walking Essentials
Here is the essential gear you will need for a comfortable walk.
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